1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 49B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joel Jacobs (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Vern Bolte (R) by 42.1 points.
Joel JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%8,981
Vern BolteRepublican
29.0%3,662
12,643 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