1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 Minnesota election results
Every race on Minnesota's ballot in the 1982 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races211
Changed party2
Unopposed7%14 races
Incumbents defeated10
U.S. Senate
R 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | David Durenberger (R) | 6.0 | Flipped |
Governors
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Rudy Perpich (D) | 18.9 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN-1 | Timothy Penny (D) | 3.3 | |
| MN-2 | Vin Weber (R) | 8.9 | |
| MN-3 | William Frenzel (R) | 45.8 | |
| MN-4 | Bruce Vento (D) | 46.4 | |
| MN-5 | Martin Sabo (D) | 36.2 | |
| MN-6 | Gerald Sikorski (D) | 1.6 | |
| MN-7 | Arlan Stangeland (R) | 0.6 | |
| MN-8 | James Oberstar (D) | 53.5 |
Minnesota State Senate
D 42 · R 25
Minnesota House of Representatives
D 77 · R 57
Minnesota
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab