1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 40A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Swanson (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Steven Lindgren (R) by 2.5 points.
James SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%6,610
Steven LindgrenRepublican
48.8%6,291
12,901 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