1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 49A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Darby Nelson (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Dick Blomquist (R) by 18.2 points.
Darby NelsonDemocrat · winner
59.1%7,021
Dick BlomquistRepublican
40.9%4,856
11,877 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