1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 57
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Allan Spear (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Larry John Kahlow (R) by 48.1 points.
Allan SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%14,514
Larry John KahlowRepublican
26.0%5,090
19,604 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