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
Charles W. BensonDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET