1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 62
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Eric Petty (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Clarence Carter (R) by 13.0 points.
Eric PettyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%18,103
Clarence CarterRepublican
43.5%13,926
32,029 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