1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 47A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Linda Scheid (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating John Doyle (R) by 29.5 points.
Linda ScheidDemocrat · winner
64.7%7,121
John DoyleRepublican
35.3%3,879
11,000 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