1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 24
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Clarence Purfeerst (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Erwin D. Sorenson (R) by 25.7 points.
Clarence PurfeerstDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%17,997
Erwin D. SorensonRepublican
37.2%10,642
28,639 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET