1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 51A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Sharon Coleman (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Gordon Backlund (R) by 12.1 points.
Sharon ColemanDemocrat · winner
56.0%6,996
Gordon BacklundRepublican
44.0%5,489
12,485 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