1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 51
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gerry Sikorski (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Fran Duncan (R) by 16.6 points.
Gerry SikorskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%20,682
Fran DuncanRepublican
41.7%14,806
35,488 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