1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 61
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Frank Knoll (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Dan Biersdorf (R) by 18.0 points.
Frank KnollDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%15,989
Dan BiersdorfRepublican
41.0%11,117
27,106 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