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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 12B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Stephen Wenzel (Oth) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Wilfred B. Schomer (Oth) by 17.0 points.

Stephen WenzelOther party · winner
58.5%7,708
41.5%5,464
13,172 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+30.51978D+0.11982D+8.01984D+12.01986D+25.41988D+28.41990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET