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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Minnesota House District 21A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John C. Lindstrom (Oth) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Wallace Gustafson (Oth) by 6.6 points.

John C. LindstromOther party · winner
53.3%7,063
Wallace GustafsonOther party · incumbent
46.7%6,192
13,255 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

EvenR+11.01978R+16.01980R+7.31982R+16.71984R+16.01986R+51.81988

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