1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 42B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mary Forsythe (R) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Fred Coates (D) by 66.6 points.
Mary ForsytheRepublican · winner · incumbent
83.3%13,230
Fred CoatesDemocrat
16.7%2,653
15,883 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