1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 30
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Timothy Penny (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Reuben Kaiser (R) by 27.5 points.
Timothy PennyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%18,484
Reuben KaiserRepublican
36.3%10,512
28,996 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