1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Minnesota House District 15A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Sylvester Uphus (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Earl Hauge (D) by 12.7 points.
Sylvester UphusRepublican · winner
56.4%7,590
Earl HaugeDemocrat · incumbent
43.6%5,874
13,464 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