1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 65
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Donald Moe (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating John Diehl (R) by 39.8 points.
Donald MoeDemocrat · winner
69.9%10,339
John DiehlRepublican
30.1%4,455
14,794 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