1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 21
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Bernhagen (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Colleen Turner Albright (D) by 21.3 points.
John BernhagenRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.7%15,807
Colleen Turner AlbrightDemocrat
39.3%10,248
26,055 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