1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 42
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Storm (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Meredith Hart (Ind) by 18.6 points.
Don StormRepublican · winner
51.9%15,346
Meredith HartIndependent
33.3%9,847
Write-ins and other votesOther party
14.8%4,371
29,564 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