1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 19A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dick Welch (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Yarbrough (R) by 22.9 points.
Dick WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%7,511
Tom YarbroughRepublican
38.5%4,711
12,222 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