1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 61
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Donna Peterson (D) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Jack Davies (Oth) by 41.2 points.
Donna PetersonDemocrat · winner
70.6%18,015
Jack DaviesOther party · incumbent
29.4%7,494
25,509 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