1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 31
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Tom Nelson (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating John A. Ulland (R) by 29.0 points.
Tom NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%17,076
John A. UllandRepublican
35.5%9,400
26,476 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