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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 34B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Tim Sherman (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Wadden (D) by 4.9 points.

Tim ShermanRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.4%6,186
Paul WaddenDemocrat
47.6%5,611
11,797 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

EvenD+25.81978R+13.81980R+4.91982R+12.41984D+3.11986D+12.91988

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