1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 56
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
A. W. Diessner (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Paul Jahnke (R) by 19.9 points.
A. W. DiessnerDemocrat · winner
59.9%15,099
Paul JahnkeRepublican
40.1%10,094
25,193 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