1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 29
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Glen Taylor (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Darrel F. Olson (D) by 15.5 points.
Glen TaylorRepublican · winner
57.8%16,504
Darrel F. OlsonDemocrat
42.2%12,070
28,574 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