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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 8A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mary Murphy (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Dale Hendrickson (R) by 53.0 points.

Mary MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%9,667
23.5%2,968
12,635 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

EvenD+38.31980D+53.01982D+57.51986D+51.91988D+16.91990D+0.91992

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