1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 25
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Steve Engler (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Lowell Peterson (D) by 10.4 points.
Steve EnglerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%18,000
Lowell PetersonDemocrat
44.8%14,597
32,597 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