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1980 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election?

Vin Weber won the 1980 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election. Vin Weber received 140,402 popular votes (52.67%). The main challenger was Archie Baumann (47.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Weber and Baumann

Weber +5.3 pts · won by 14,229 votes
Vin WeberRepublicanWINNER52.67%
140,402 votes
Archie BaumannDemocratic47.33%
126,173 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.