1982 Minnesota Senate election

The 1982 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 1982, to elect members to the Senate of the 73rd and 74th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held on September 14, 1982.

Minnesota Senate election, 1982

November 2, 1982 (1982-11-02)
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Roger Moe Bob Ashbach Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican Leader since 1980 1975 Leader's seat 2nd–Ada 48th–Saint Paul (retired) Last election 45 seats 22 seats Seats before 44 23 Seats won 42 25 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 951,287 731,291
Majority Leader before election Roger Moe Democratic (DFL) Elected Majority Leader Roger Moe 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 Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	65	951,287	42	2	62.69
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	63	731,291	25	2	37.31
	Independent	N/A	34,437	0		0.00
	Write-in	N/A	4,371	0		0.00
Total				67	±0	100.00
Turnout (out of 2,943,169 eligible voters)		1,834,737	62.34%		9.80 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

See also

• Minnesota House of Representatives election, 1982
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1982