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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 39B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Metzen (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Bohrer (R) by 46.1 points.

James MetzenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%8,883
Bob BohrerRepublican
26.9%3,277
12,160 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+46.11982D+22.61984D+15.31986D+23.81988D+30.71990D+28.61992

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