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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 54

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Jerome Hughes (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Gary Blume (R) by 30.0 points.

Jerome HughesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%15,103
Gary BlumeRepublican
35.0%8,137
23,240 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+30.01982D+30.01986D+10.11990D+11.11992D+23.51996D+31.02000

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