1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 13
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Samuelson (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Gene L. Goedker (R) by 22.9 points.
Don SamuelsonDemocrat · winner
61.4%16,807
Gene L. GoedkerRepublican
38.6%10,551
27,358 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