1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 17A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Al Patton (Oth) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Kay Strommen (Oth) by 9.0 points.
Al PattonOther party · winner
54.5%6,332
Kay StrommenOther party
45.5%5,286
11,618 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