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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 32B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Elton Redalen (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Gary L. Peterson (D) by 21.0 points.

Elton RedalenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%8,189
39.5%5,347
13,536 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+36.51978R+36.11980R+21.01982R+32.51984R+35.11988R+19.81992

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