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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.
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 Senate 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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65
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951,287
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42
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2
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62.69
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Independent-Republicans of Minnesota
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63
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731,291
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25
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2
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37.31
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Independent
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N/A
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34,437
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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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4,371
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0
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0.00
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Total
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67
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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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