1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 33
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Nancy Brataas (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Forbes (D) by 33.0 points.
Nancy BrataasRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%15,940
Michael ForbesDemocrat
33.5%8,036
23,976 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