1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 50
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jerome Hughes (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Don Wiegert (R) by 19.6 points.
Jerome HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%16,835
Don WiegertRepublican
40.2%11,310
28,145 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