| Election Name: | Minnesota Senate election, 1980 |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1957 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Minnesota Senate election, 1976 |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | Minnesota Senate election, 1982 |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
| Seats For Election: | All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Leader1: | Nick Coleman |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Leader Since1: | 1970 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 65th–Saint Paul (retired) |
| Last Election1: | 49 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 45 |
| Seats1: | 45 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,024,624 |
| Leader2: | Bob Ashbach |
| Party2: | Independent-Republicans of Minnesota |
| Leader Since2: | 1975 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 48th–Saint Paul |
| Last Election2: | 18 seats |
| Seats Before2: | 22 |
| Seats2: | 22 |
| Popular Vote2: | 823,711 |
| Majority Leader | |
| Before Election: | Nick Coleman |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Roger Moe |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
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.
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.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ∆ | % | ||||||
| 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 | ||||