1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 63
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Neil Dieterich (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Ralph T. Keyes (R) by 23.2 points.
Neil DieterichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.6%16,072
Ralph T. KeyesRepublican
38.4%10,012
26,084 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