1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 12A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jerome Graba (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Jay Patterson (R) by 3.7 points.
Jerome GrabaDemocrat · winner
51.9%6,814
Jay PattersonRepublican
48.1%6,323
13,137 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET