1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 46
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Frank (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Duane Budde (R) by 15.7 points.
Don FrankDemocrat · winner
57.8%15,665
Duane BuddeRepublican
42.2%11,422
27,087 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