1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 15

Name: 1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 15
Start: 1982-11-02
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Dean Johnson (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Alec Olson (D) by 12.8 points.

Dean JohnsonRepublican · winner

56.4%14,747

43.6%11,406

26,153 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