1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 61B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Wesley Skoglund (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Nels Christensen (R) by 49.7 points.
Wesley SkoglundDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%10,305
Nels ChristensenRepublican
25.1%3,458
13,763 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