1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 42
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
George Pillsbury (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Ben Withart (D) by 20.0 points.
George PillsburyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%23,928
Ben WithartDemocrat
40.0%15,939
39,867 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