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1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election?

Gerald Sikorski won the 1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 6 Election. Gerald Sikorski received 109,246 popular votes (50.82%). The main challenger was Arlen Stangeland (49.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Sikorski and Stangeland

Sikorski +1.6 pts · won by 3,512 votes
Gerald SikorskiDemocraticWINNER50.82%
109,246 votes
Arlen StangelandRepublican49.18%
105,734 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.