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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 39

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Conrad M. Vega (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Ward (R) by 27.7 points.

Conrad M. VegaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%16,858
Tom WardRepublican
36.1%9,540
26,398 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+27.71982D+5.91986D+17.11990D+7.81992D+19.61996D+30.22000

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