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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 25A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Robert Vanasek (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Arnie Nelson (R) by 13.4 points.

Robert VanasekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%7,512
Arnie NelsonRepublican
43.3%5,742
13,254 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

EvenR+23.71978R+48.41980D+13.41982D+7.61984D+33.21986D+34.71988

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