1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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.

1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election

November 2, 1982 (1982-11-02)
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   I-R Leader Harry Sieben David Jennings Party Democratic (DFL) Independent-Republican Leader since 1980 1982 Leader's seat 37B–Hastings 29A–Truman Last election 70 seats 64 seats Seats won 77 57 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 935,668 766,143
Speaker before election Harry Sieben Democratic (DFL) Elected Speaker Harry Sieben Democratic (DFL)

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

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	134	935,668	77	7	57.46
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	123	766,143	57	7	42.54
	Independent	N/A	5,618	0		0.00
	Write-in	N/A	3,542	0		0.00
Total				134	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 2,943,169 eligible voters)[1]		1,834,737	62.34%		9.80 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

See also

• Minnesota Senate election, 1982
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1982

References

1. "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
2. "Minnesota Election Results, 1982" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 34–190. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
3. "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 24, 2015.