1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 56B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Pat Beard (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Aldon Enstad (R) by 20.1 points.
Pat BeardDemocrat · winner
60.1%7,165
Aldon EnstadRepublican
39.9%4,762
11,927 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