1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 40B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Phil Riveness (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Lindgren (R) by 1.1 points.
Phil RivenessDemocrat · winner
50.5%5,703
Robert E. LindgrenRepublican
49.5%5,582
11,285 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