1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Wayne Simoneau (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Gary Westlund (R) by 28.1 points.
Wayne SimoneauDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%8,298
Gary WestlundRepublican
36.0%4,658
12,956 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