The 1980 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1980, to elect members to the Senate of the 72nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9, 1980.
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All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1981.
Results
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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| No. | ∆No. | % | ||||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 1,024,624 | 45 |  | 67.16 | |
| Independent-Republicans of Minnesota | 60 | 823,711 | 22 | | 32.84 | |
| Independent | 2 | 8,876 | 0 | | 0.00 | |
| Total | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout (out of 2,882,406 eligible voters)[1] | 2,079,411 | 72.14% |  0.87 pp | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] | ||||||