1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 12
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Anderson (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Myrton Wegener (D) by 1.5 points.
Don AndersonRepublican · winner
50.8%13,503
Myrton WegenerDemocrat · incumbent
49.2%13,095
26,598 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