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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 35A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Gary Schafer (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Gerald Kreger (D) by 14.3 points.

Gary SchaferRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%7,736
42.8%5,795
13,531 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+14.31982R+25.41984R+15.81986R+11.11988R+15.71990R+9.31992

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