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1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives; 68 seats needed for a majority
Speaker before election; Harry Sieben; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Speaker ; Harry Sieben; Democratic (DFL)

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.

Results edit

Summary of the November 2, 1982 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	No.	∆No.	%
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	134	935,668	77	7	57.46
	Independent-Republicans of Minnesota	123	766,143	57	7	42.54
	Independent	N/A	5,618	0		0.00
	Write-in	N/A	3,542	0		0.00
Total				134	±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]

^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Minnesota Election Results, 1982" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 34–190. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved November 24, 2015.