1982 Minnesota State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1982 Minnesota State Auditor election Minnesota 1957 150x150px Presidential no 1978 Minnesota State Auditor election 1978 1986 Minnesota State Auditor election 1986 November 2, 1982 File:Arne Carlson - Photograph by Dave Saville taken on 04-08-1997 (cropped).jpg Arne Carlson Independent-Republican Party 932,925 54.81% File:Wellstone (1).png Paul Wellstone Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 769,254 45.19% 1982 Minnesota state auditor election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsCarlson: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Wellstone: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% State Auditor Arne Carlson Republican Party (United States) Arne Carlson Independent-Republican Party The 1982 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 2, 1982, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Independent Republican nominee and incumbent state auditor Arne Carlson defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Paul Wellstone.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319821099924600/ Auditor, 1982 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-12 General election On election day, November 2, 1982, Independent Republican nominee Arne Carlson won re-election by a margin of 163,671 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Paul Wellstone, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Carlson was sworn in for his second term on January 3, 1983.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6943 MN Auditor ourcampaigns.com June 13, 2011 2024-10-12 Results Minnesota State Auditor election, 1982 Independent-Republican Party Arne Carlson (incumbent) 932,925 54.81 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Paul Wellstone 769,254 45.19 1,702,179 100.00 Independent-Republican Party References Category:1982 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota State Auditor elections Category:November 1982 in the United States