1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 59A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dee Long (D) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating R. Richard Roeder (R) by 50.4 points.
Dee LongDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.2%9,490
R. Richard RoederRepublican
24.8%3,131
12,621 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