1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Minnesota House District 18A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Lynn Becklin (Oth) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating John Bares (Oth) by 22.8 points.
Lynn BecklinOther party · winner
61.4%7,677
John BaresOther party · incumbent
38.6%4,827
12,504 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