1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 4B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Maurice Zaffke (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Tanner (D) by 9.5 points.
Maurice ZaffkeRepublican · winner
50.5%7,494
Richard TannerDemocrat
41.0%6,082
Joe PapillonIndependent
8.5%1,254
14,830 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