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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 46

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Ember Reichgott (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Dave Sorenson (R) by 19.0 points.

Ember ReichgottDemocrat · winner
59.5%15,949
Dave SorensonRepublican
40.5%10,858
26,807 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+19.01982D+35.61986D+32.11990D+24.51992D+24.61996D+20.02000

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