1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 8B

Name: 1982 election for Minnesota House District 8B
Start: 1982-11-02
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Thomas R. Berkelman (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Glen Truax (R) by 41.6 points.

Thomas R. BerkelmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

70.8%9,516

29.2%3,921

13,437 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

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