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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.
Summary of the November 2, 1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party
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Candidates
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Votes
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Seats
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No.
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∆No.
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%
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
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134
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935,668
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77
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7
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57.46
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Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
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123
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766,143
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57
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7
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42.54
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Independent
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N/A
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5,618
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0
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0.00
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Write-in
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N/A
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3,542
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0
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0.00
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Total
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134
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±0
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100.00
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Turnout (out of 2,943,169 eligible voters)[1]
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1,834,737
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62.34%
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9.80 pp
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Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]
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