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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 26B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bob Waltman (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating John H. Schouweiler (D) by 7.7 points.

Bob WaltmanRepublican · winner
53.8%7,261
46.2%6,226
13,487 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+25.91978R+28.81980R+7.71982R+28.91984R+30.21986R+42.81988

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