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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 2B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Willis Eken (Oth) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Aurel Ekvall (Oth) by 17.2 points.

Willis EkenOther party · winner · incumbent
58.6%7,758
Aurel EkvallOther party
41.4%5,483
13,241 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+19.51982D+15.11984D+29.51986D+30.01992D+17.91994D+22.71996

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