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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 23B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Allen Quist (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Steve K. Johnson (D) by 4.7 points.

Allen QuistRepublican · winner
52.4%7,023
47.6%6,392
13,415 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+30.61980R+4.71982R+10.41984R+20.31986D+2.01988D+3.31990

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