1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 45
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
James Ramstad (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Christine E. Merritt (D) by 38.3 points.
James RamstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%20,790
Christine E. MerrittDemocrat
30.8%9,269
30,059 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