1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 8
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
James Ulland (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Alden Lind (D) by 46.9 points.
James UllandRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.4%19,070
Alden LindDemocrat
26.6%6,894
25,964 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