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Election 1982 Results

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1982 US Senate election in Minnesota

Dave Durenberger (Republican) beat Mark Dayton (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1982, 52.6% to 46.6%, a margin of 6.0 points and 108,806 votes.

Minnesota changed party: in 1976 it went Democratic, for Hubert H. Humphrey.

Republicans led in 65 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 22. The largest, Hennepin, cast 431,482 votes and went to the Republican by 8.2 points. The closest was Lake Of The Woods, where 7 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dave Durenberger won Republican 949,207 52.6%
Mark Dayton Democratic 840,401 46.6%
All other candidates 15,067 0.8%
Total1,804,675

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 198,106 45.9% 233,376 54.1% 431,482 R+8.2
Ramsey 102,260 51.3% 97,052 48.7% 199,312 D+2.6
St. Louis 70,803 69.4% 31,148 30.6% 101,951 D+38.9
Dakota 34,791 41.7% 48,713 58.3% 83,504 R+16.7
Anoka 40,645 51.3% 38,576 48.7% 79,221 D+2.6
Washington 22,547 44.7% 27,850 55.3% 50,397 R+10.5
Stearns 15,424 34.5% 29,330 65.5% 44,754 R+31.1
Olmsted 10,674 31.0% 23,707 69.0% 34,381 R+37.9
Wright 10,945 44.6% 13,608 55.4% 24,553 R+10.8
Blue Earth 9,425 41.7% 13,188 58.3% 22,613 R+16.6
Otter Tail 8,730 38.9% 13,696 61.1% 22,426 R+22.1
Itasca 12,286 61.4% 7,730 38.6% 20,016 D+22.8
Scott 7,960 42.5% 10,765 57.5% 18,725 R+15.0
Crow Wing 8,939 48.3% 9,587 51.7% 18,526 R+3.5
Rice 8,117 44.0% 10,317 56.0% 18,434 R+11.9
Goodhue 7,069 38.6% 11,231 61.4% 18,300 R+22.7
Mower 9,959 54.7% 8,250 45.3% 18,209 D+9.4
Winona 7,574 42.1% 10,397 57.9% 17,971 R+15.7
Clay 7,613 43.4% 9,936 56.6% 17,549 R+13.2
Carver 6,048 35.8% 10,830 64.2% 16,878 R+28.3
Kandiyohi 7,593 47.5% 8,390 52.5% 15,983 R+5.0
Freeborn 7,294 46.4% 8,429 53.6% 15,723 R+7.2
Polk 7,411 49.5% 7,569 50.5% 14,980 R+1.1
Morrison 5,810 42.1% 7,999 57.9% 13,809 R+15.9
Carlton 8,865 66.5% 4,473 33.5% 13,338 D+32.9
Beltrami 6,989 53.3% 6,133 46.7% 13,122 D+6.5
Douglas 5,116 39.4% 7,879 60.6% 12,995 R+21.3
Steele 4,514 35.7% 8,145 64.3% 12,659 R+28.7
McLeod 4,559 36.7% 7,877 63.3% 12,436 R+26.7
Sherburne 5,513 45.1% 6,714 54.9% 12,227 R+9.8
Brown 4,346 35.7% 7,839 64.3% 12,185 R+28.7
Chisago 6,385 52.7% 5,727 47.3% 12,112 D+5.4
Becker 5,139 44.1% 6,520 55.9% 11,659 R+11.8
Nicollet 4,611 39.6% 7,030 60.4% 11,641 R+20.8
Lyon 5,025 45.4% 6,045 54.6% 11,070 R+9.2
Martin 4,217 38.7% 6,690 61.3% 10,907 R+22.7
Le Sueur 4,863 45.2% 5,886 54.8% 10,749 R+9.5
Todd 4,483 41.9% 6,211 58.1% 10,694 R+16.2
Cass 5,206 49.8% 5,238 50.2% 10,444 R+0.3
Benton 4,038 39.3% 6,229 60.7% 10,267 R+21.3
Isanti 5,314 53.8% 4,560 46.2% 9,874 D+7.6
Fillmore 3,366 35.2% 6,187 64.8% 9,553 R+29.5
Faribault 3,306 35.4% 6,040 64.6% 9,346 R+29.3
Meeker 4,011 43.0% 5,322 57.0% 9,333 R+14.0
Renville 3,948 42.5% 5,350 57.5% 9,298 R+15.1
Pine 4,840 54.8% 3,988 45.2% 8,828 D+9.7
Waseca 3,385 39.6% 5,169 60.4% 8,554 R+20.9
Wabasha 3,193 37.5% 5,324 62.5% 8,517 R+25.0
Mille Lacs 3,986 49.2% 4,117 50.8% 8,103 R+1.6
Nobles 3,887 48.3% 4,165 51.7% 8,052 R+3.5
Redwood 2,651 33.0% 5,394 67.0% 8,045 R+34.1
Koochiching 4,128 55.8% 3,274 44.2% 7,402 D+11.5
Houston 2,576 35.8% 4,629 64.2% 7,205 R+28.5
Aitkin 3,948 55.4% 3,177 44.6% 7,125 D+10.8
Chippewa 3,007 43.9% 3,841 56.1% 6,848 R+12.2
Sibley 2,521 37.5% 4,196 62.5% 6,717 R+24.9
Hubbard 2,858 43.0% 3,784 57.0% 6,642 R+13.9
Cottonwood 2,795 42.4% 3,792 57.6% 6,587 R+15.1
Yellow Medicine 3,114 47.7% 3,419 52.3% 6,533 R+4.7
Lake 4,477 68.6% 2,049 31.4% 6,526 D+37.2
Jackson 3,116 49.7% 3,151 50.3% 6,267 R+0.6
Wadena 2,456 39.2% 3,803 60.8% 6,259 R+21.5
Dodge 2,307 37.0% 3,926 63.0% 6,233 R+26.0
Swift 3,289 53.6% 2,847 46.4% 6,136 D+7.2
Marshall 2,832 46.4% 3,269 53.6% 6,101 R+7.2
Pennington 3,164 51.9% 2,936 48.1% 6,100 D+3.7
Watonwan 2,363 41.1% 3,392 58.9% 5,755 R+17.9
Pope 2,470 44.1% 3,133 55.9% 5,603 R+11.8
Kanabec 2,772 50.7% 2,693 49.3% 5,465 D+1.4
Roseau 2,425 45.0% 2,964 55.0% 5,389 R+10.0
Lac Qui Parle 2,606 48.5% 2,762 51.5% 5,368 R+2.9
Murray 2,445 46.7% 2,791 53.3% 5,236 R+6.6
Pipestone 2,273 44.4% 2,852 55.6% 5,125 R+11.3
Stevens 2,050 40.6% 2,995 59.4% 5,045 R+18.7
Rock 2,069 43.6% 2,672 56.4% 4,741 R+12.7
Norman 2,241 52.2% 2,054 47.8% 4,295 D+4.4
Clearwater 2,137 56.0% 1,681 44.0% 3,818 D+11.9
Grant 1,790 47.0% 2,016 53.0% 3,806 R+5.9
Big Stone 1,823 51.1% 1,748 48.9% 3,571 D+2.1
Lincoln 1,581 46.0% 1,856 54.0% 3,437 R+8.0
Wilkin 1,359 40.0% 2,037 60.0% 3,396 R+20.0
Kittson 1,669 51.5% 1,574 48.5% 3,243 D+2.9
Traverse 1,321 47.6% 1,452 52.4% 2,773 R+4.7
Red Lake 1,353 53.0% 1,198 47.0% 2,551 D+6.1
Mahnomen 1,271 51.0% 1,219 49.0% 2,490 D+2.1
Cook 1,001 47.5% 1,107 52.5% 2,108 R+5.0
Lake Of The Woods 985 49.8% 992 50.2% 1,977 R+0.4

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+15.7
2020 Tina Smith (D) D+5.2
2018 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+24.1
2014 Al Franken (D) D+10.2
2012 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+34.7
2008 Al Franken (D) level
2006 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+20.1
2002 Norm Coleman (R) R+2.2
2000 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.5
1996 Paul Wellstone (D) D+9.0
1994 Rod Grams (R) R+5.0
1990 Paul David Wellstone (D) D+2.6
1988 David Durenberger (R) R+15.3
1984 Rudy Boschwitz (R) R+16.8
1982 Dave Durenberger (R) R+6.0
1978 Rudolph E. Boschwitz (R) R+16.2
1976 Hubert H. Humphrey (D) D+42.5
1972 Walter Mondale (D) D+13.8
1970 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+16.1
1966 Walter Mondale (D) D+8.7
1964 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+21.1
1960 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+15.3
1958 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+6.3
1954 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+14.3
1952 Edward J. Thye (R) R+14.1
1948 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+20.3
1946 Edward J. Thye (R) R+19.1
1942 Joseph H. Ball (R) R+36.6
1940 Henrik Shipstead (R) R+32.4
1936 Ernest Lundeen (other)
1934 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1930 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+1.5
1928 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1924 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+40.0
1922 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1918 Knute Nelson (R) R+60.0
1916 Frank Kellogg (R) R+17.7