1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 62
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Neil Dieterich (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Gary Blume (R) by 24.2 points.
Neil DieterichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%14,277
Gary BlumeRepublican
37.9%8,716
22,993 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