1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 36
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert Schmitz (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Rees (R) by 17.1 points.
Robert SchmitzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%15,070
Tom ReesRepublican
41.5%10,671
25,741 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