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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 65

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Donald Moe (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Verna M. Kragnes (R) by 54.6 points.

Donald MoeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%14,155
22.7%4,154
18,309 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

EvenD+54.61982D+42.41986D+48.91990D+50.71992D+56.51996D+52.52000

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