1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Minnesota House District 20A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Harry Peterson (Oth) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Eugene Smith (Oth) by 1.1 points.
Harry PetersonOther party · winner · incumbent
50.6%7,247
Eugene SmithOther party · incumbent
49.4%7,085
14,332 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