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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 9

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Keith Langseth (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Phyllis Thysell (R) by 4.1 points.

Keith LangsethDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.1%11,733
Phyllis ThysellRepublican
47.9%10,803
22,536 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+4.11982D+15.91986D+28.01990D+24.11992D+20.91996D+27.92000

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