1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 17
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
James Pehler (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Moline (R) by 35.6 points.
James PehlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%16,141
Jim MolineRepublican
32.2%7,660
23,801 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