1980 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

Minnesota · 3 candidates

Oberstar +42.5 pts · won by 109,878 votes

James L. OberstarDemocraticWINNER70.42%

182,228 votes

Edward FioreRepublican27.96%

72,350 votes

Ilona Gershsocialist workers1.6%

4,134 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).