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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 4

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Gerald Willet (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Dennis E. Haley (R) by 31.4 points.

Gerald WilletDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%18,695
Dennis E. HaleyRepublican
34.3%9,757
28,452 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+31.41982D+23.41986D+14.11990D+20.81992D+1.61996D+21.42000

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