1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 17B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dave Gruenes (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Mark K. Sakry (D) by 14.0 points.
Dave GruenesRepublican · winner
57.0%6,764
Mark K. SakryDemocrat
43.0%5,103
11,867 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