1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election

1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election

← 1978 November 4, 1980 (1980-11-04) 1982 →
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Irv Anderson Rod Searle (retired) Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican Leader since 1978 1978 Leader's seat 3A–International Falls 30B–Waseca Last election 67 seats 67 seats Seats before 68 66 Seats won 70 64 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 900,218 924,863
Speaker before election Fred Norton Democratic (DFL) Elected Speaker Harry Sieben Democratic (DFL)

The 1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1980, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 72nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 9, 1980.

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.