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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 37

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Darril Wegscheid (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Steve Engler (R) by 0.9 points.

Darril WegscheidDemocrat · winner
50.5%12,438
Steve EnglerRepublican · incumbent
49.5%12,208
24,646 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

EvenD+0.91982D+9.21986R+20.81990R+2.61992R+17.51996R+27.02000

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