1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 40
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Keefe (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Buckman (D) by 40.9 points.
John KeefeRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%25,549
Jim BuckmanDemocrat
29.6%10,722
36,271 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