1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 48A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
O. J. Heinitz (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Dick Scherman (D) by 6.5 points.
O. J. HeinitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%7,281
Dick SchermanDemocrat
46.8%6,397
13,678 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