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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 18A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jerome Peterson (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Bunger (R) by 16.3 points.

Jerome PetersonDemocrat · winner
58.1%7,336
41.9%5,281
12,617 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+12.01978D+16.81980D+16.31982D+15.41984D+15.81986D+21.41988

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