1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 3
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Bob Lessard (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Ron Karkela (R) by 52.0 points.
Bob LessardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.0%20,745
Ron KarkelaRepublican
24.0%6,549
27,294 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