1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 13B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Howard Smith (Oth) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Curt Belson (Oth) by 52.9 points.
Howard SmithOther party · winner · incumbent
76.4%10,287
Curt BelsonOther party
23.6%3,172
13,459 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET