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1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 63

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Ron Sieloff (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Lippert (D) by 14.9 points.

Ron SieloffRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%13,968
42.5%10,337
24,305 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

EvenD+23.21982D+3.71986D+28.71990D+26.81992D+28.81996D+34.62000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET