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1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election?

Vin Weber won the 1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 2 Election. Vin Weber received 123,508 popular votes (54.47%). The main challenger was James W. Jim Nichols (45.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Weber and Nichols

Weber +8.9 pts · won by 20,265 votes
Vin WeberRepublicanWINNER54.47%
123,508 votes
James W. Jim NicholsDemocratic45.53%
103,243 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.