1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 4
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gerald Willet (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Don Anderson (R) by 5.6 points.
Gerald WilletDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%19,072
Don AndersonRepublican
47.2%17,062
36,134 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