1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Minnesota House District 18B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bob McEachern (Oth) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Steven B. Szarke (Oth) by 15.9 points.
Bob McEachernOther party · winner
57.9%7,879
Steven B. SzarkeOther party · incumbent
42.1%5,722
13,601 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