1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 1A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Art Braun (Oth) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Howard P. Degerness (Oth) by 2.6 points.
Art BraunOther party · winner
51.3%6,381
Howard P. DegernessOther party
48.7%6,063
12,444 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