1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Minnesota House District 28B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
George Mann (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Gilbert Esau (R) by 11.7 points.
George MannDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%7,737
Gilbert EsauRepublican · incumbent
44.2%6,118
13,855 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