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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 33A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Gilbert Gutknecht (R) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Benson (D) by 41.0 points.

Gilbert GutknechtRepublican · winner
70.5%8,094
29.5%3,387
11,481 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+49.21978R+41.01982R+37.01984R+43.71986R+33.91988R+19.61990

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