1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 59
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Linda Berglin (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Clyde Gould (R) by 61.8 points.
Linda BerglinDemocrat · winner
80.9%14,674
Clyde GouldRepublican
19.1%3,461
18,135 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