1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 32
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mel Frederick (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Darrel Miller (D) by 43.6 points.
Mel FrederickRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%19,812
Darrel MillerDemocrat
28.2%7,776
27,588 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