1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 19
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Randolph Peterson (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Grandstrand (R) by 21.8 points.
Randolph PetersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%15,946
Dorothy GrandstrandRepublican
39.1%10,236
26,182 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