1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 28
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dennis Frederickson (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Chuck Spaeth (D) by 5.5 points.
Dennis FredericksonRepublican · winner
52.7%13,828
Chuck SpaethDemocrat
47.3%12,393
26,221 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