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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 28A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Gilbert Esau (Oth) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Harold Larson (Oth) by 1.5 points.

Gilbert EsauOther party · winner
50.8%6,357
Harold LarsonOther party
49.2%6,169
12,526 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+36.61978R+4.31984D+10.91986D+23.01988D+17.81990R+3.51992

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