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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 58A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Sarna (D) won with 80.4% of the vote, defeating Gerald Vandell (R) by 60.9 points.

John SarnaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.4%9,960
Gerald VandellRepublican
19.6%2,421
12,381 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

EvenR+13.81978R+8.31980D+60.91982D+49.41984D+53.11986D+46.71988

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