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1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election?

Arlan Stangeland won the 1982 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election. Arlan Stangeland received 108,254 popular votes (50.28%). The main challenger was Gene Wenstrom (49.72%).

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

Stangeland +0.6 pts · won by 1,192 votes
Arlan StangelandRepublicanWINNER50.28%
108,254 votes
Gene WenstromDemocratic49.72%
107,062 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.