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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 29

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Darrel Peterson (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Tracy Beckman (D) by 1.7 points.

Darrel PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.8%14,390
49.2%13,916
28,306 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

EvenR+1.71982D+15.21986D+16.31990D+10.91992D+17.31996D+12.82000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET