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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 44A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Sally Olsen (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Miller (D) by 7.9 points.

Sally OlsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%7,794
Jim MillerDemocrat
46.1%6,656
14,450 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+20.01978D+26.01980R+7.91982R+18.51984R+28.01986R+24.51988

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