1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 46B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lyndon Carlson (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Nels Hickman (R) by 32.3 points.
Lyndon CarlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%8,962
Nels HickmanRepublican
33.9%4,588
13,550 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