1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 30
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mel Frederick (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Peter Fog (D) by 17.0 points.
Mel FrederickRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%15,089
Peter FogDemocrat
41.5%10,702
25,791 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