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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 15B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Alan Welle (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Vera M. Kelly (R) by 12.6 points.

Alan WelleDemocrat · winner
56.3%7,064
Vera M. KellyRepublican
43.7%5,481
12,545 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

EvenD+1.71978D+0.31980D+12.61982D+12.31984D+12.31986D+44.11990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET