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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 1B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Andrew Skaar (Oth) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Bob Carlson (Oth) by 10.4 points.

Andrew SkaarOther party · winner · incumbent
55.2%7,606
Bob CarlsonOther party
44.8%6,169
13,775 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

EvenD+9.71980D+23.61982D+34.01984D+34.11992R+13.11994R+17.31996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET