1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 45

Name: 1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 45
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

William Luther (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Wendy Maltzen (R) by 26.3 points.

William LutherDemocrat · winner · incumbent

63.2%19,670

36.8%11,469

31,139 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET