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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 23B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Carl Johnson (Oth) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Willmer Bode (Oth) by 4.2 points.

Carl JohnsonOther party · winner · incumbent
52.1%6,705
Willmer BodeOther party
47.9%6,167
12,872 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+30.61980R+4.71982R+10.41984R+20.31986D+2.01988D+3.31990

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