1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 18
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Charles R. Davis (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Walt Pederson (R) by 26.2 points.
Charles R. DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%16,159
Walt PedersonRepublican
36.9%9,454
25,613 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