1982 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 1982
David Ferdinand Durenberger REP +6.0 · Class I seat · held 11/2/82
- Votes counted
- 1,804,675
- Margin
- 6.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/2/82
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ferdinand Durenberger Won | REP | 949,207 | 52.60% | |
| Mark Dayton | DEM | 840,401 | 46.57% | |
| Bill Onasch | SWP | 5,897 | 0.33% | |
| Fred g. Hewitt | LIB | 5,870 | 0.33% | |
| Jeffrey M. Miller | OTH | 3,300 | 0.18% | |
| Total | 1,804,675 | |||
Official source: data
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1982 Minnesota Senate race?
David Ferdinand Durenberger (REP) won with 52.6% of the vote, ahead of Mark Dayton (46.6%), a margin of 6.0 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 1982?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1982 Minnesota Senate race?
1,804,675 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.