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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 33

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Nancy Brataas (R) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Sherlock (D) by 42.5 points.

Nancy BrataasRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.2%15,740
Tom SherlockDemocrat
28.8%6,356
22,096 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+42.51982R+38.01986R+13.01990R+33.31992R+27.71996R+20.72000

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