1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 56
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert J. Tennesseen (D) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Samuel A. Faulk (R) by 52.8 points.
Robert J. TennesseenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.4%12,742
Samuel A. FaulkRepublican
23.6%3,939
16,681 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