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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 54B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dick Kostohryz (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating R. G. Gunvaldson (R) by 35.8 points.

Dick KostohryzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%6,979
32.1%3,298
10,277 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

EvenD+37.21980D+35.81982D+20.61984D+22.81986D+13.61988R+2.91990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET