1980Final results
1980 election for Nebraska Legislative District 31
Nebraska Legislature · Nebraska
Steve Wiitala (OTH) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Russ Sawyer (OTH) by 3.9 points.
Steve WiitalaOther party · winner
51.9%12,990
Russ SawyerOther party
48.0%12,006
25,031 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET