1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 43
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gen Olson (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Gene C. Wolfe (D) by 33.3 points.
Gen OlsonRepublican · winner
66.7%19,217
Gene C. WolfeDemocrat
33.3%9,605
28,822 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