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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 11

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Charles Berg (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Wayne Olhoft (D) by 1.8 points.

Charles BergRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%14,840
Wayne OlhoftDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%14,308
29,148 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

EvenR+1.81982D+22.61986D+15.51990D+23.61992D+21.21996D+16.62000

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