1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 53B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert W. Reif (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating John T. Farmer (D) by 9.5 points.
Robert W. ReifRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%7,105
John T. FarmerDemocrat
45.2%5,870
12,975 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