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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 55

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Gary Laidig (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Mike Kodluboy (D) by 23.3 points.

Gary LaidigRepublican · winner
61.6%16,368
38.4%10,182
26,550 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

EvenR+14.71986R+17.11990D+16.61992D+21.51996D+14.92000D+21.12002

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