1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 38
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Howard Knutson (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Mary J. Monahan (D) by 20.2 points.
Howard KnutsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%15,134
Mary J. MonahanDemocrat
39.9%10,052
25,186 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