1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 62A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ken Nelson (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Pat Elofson (R) by 11.3 points.
Ken NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%9,146
Pat ElofsonRepublican
44.3%7,282
16,428 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