1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 54
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Carl Kroening (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Rick Mason (R) by 45.4 points.
Carl KroeningDemocrat · winner
72.7%13,585
Rick MasonRepublican
27.3%5,099
18,684 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