1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota House District 9B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Merlyn Valan (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Truman Vigen (D) by 14.7 points.
Merlyn ValanRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%6,934
Truman VigenDemocrat
42.6%5,154
12,088 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