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1980 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election?

Bruce F. Vento won the 1980 Minnesota U.S. House District 4 Election. Bruce F. Vento received 119,182 popular votes (58.51%). The main challenger was John Berg (40.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Vento and Berg

Vento +18.0 pts · won by 36,645 votes
Bruce F. VentoDemocraticWINNER58.51%
119,182 votes
John BergRepublican40.52%
82,537 votes
James Kendricksocialist workers0.98%
1,993 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.