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.
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All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||
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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] | 1,834,737 | 62.34% | 9.80 pp | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] |
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