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1980 election for Nebraska Legislative District 7

Nebraska Legislature · Nebraska

Karen Kilgarin (Oth) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Pat Venditte (Oth) by 10.5 points.

Karen KilgarinOther party · winner
55.2%4,341
Pat VenditteOther party · incumbent
44.7%3,515
7,865 votes

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