1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 48
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Tad Jude (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Don Ramstad (R) by 19.4 points.
Tad JudeDemocrat · winner
59.7%16,027
Don RamstadRepublican
40.3%10,824
26,851 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