1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 39A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bert McKasy (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Arnold E. Kempe (D) by 9.9 points.
Bert McKasyRepublican · winner
54.9%7,773
Arnold E. KempeDemocrat
45.1%6,378
14,151 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