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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 66

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Gene Waldorf (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Brownell (R) by 57.7 points.

Gene WaldorfDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.9%15,857
Bill BrownellRepublican
21.1%4,248
20,105 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+57.71982D+38.81990D+40.81996D+49.72000D+45.72002D+56.32006

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