1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 35
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Earl Renneke (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Earl F. Gnan (Ind) by 4.0 points.
Earl RennekeRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%14,022
Earl F. GnanIndependent
48.0%12,948
26,970 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