1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1957
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1980 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:1980
Next Election:1984 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:1984
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
Leader1:Harry Sieben
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since1:1980
Leaders Seat1:37B–Hastings
Last Election1:70 seats
Seats1:77
Seat Change1:7
Popular Vote1:935,668
Party2:Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
Leader Since2:1982
Leaders Seat2:29A–Truman
Last Election2:64 seats
Seats2:57
Seat Change2:7
Popular Vote2:766,143
Speaker
Before Election:Harry Sieben
Before Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:Harry Sieben
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

The 1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 1982, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 73rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 14, 1982.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, remaining the majority party, followed by the Independent-Republicans of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 4, 1983.

Results

Summary of the November 2, 1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party134935,66877757.46
Independent-Republicans of Minnesota123766,14357742.54
IndependentN/A5,61800.00
Write-inN/A3,54200.00
Total134±0100.00
Turnout (out of 2,943,169 eligible voters)[1] 1,834,73762.34%9.80

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 . . August 13, 2016 .