1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 41
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Irv Stern (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating David Latvaaho (R) by 5.0 points.
Irv SternDemocrat · winner
52.5%14,560
David LatvaahoRepublican
47.5%13,161
27,721 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