1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 48
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert O. Ashbach (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Carl Brookins (D) by 37.2 points.
Robert O. AshbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%20,733
Carl BrookinsDemocrat
31.4%9,497
30,230 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