1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 17B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Pehler (Oth) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Sam Wenstrom (Oth) by 1.2 points.
James PehlerOther party · winner
50.6%5,661
Sam WenstromOther party
49.4%5,527
11,188 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