1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 32
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Duane Benson (R) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas Hinze (D) by 46.5 points.
Duane BensonRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.3%17,974
Thomas HinzeDemocrat
26.7%6,560
24,534 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