1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 39
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Otto Bang (R) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Clifford A. Carlson (D) by 48.5 points.
Otto BangRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.3%26,823
Clifford A. CarlsonDemocrat
25.7%9,291
36,114 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