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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
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

EvenR+15.21984R+4.41986D+2.01988D+16.21990D+30.21992D+15.11994

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