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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 30A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Dale E. Erdahl (Oth) won with 80.6% of the vote, defeating John Dauffenbach (Oth) by 61.2 points.

Dale E. ErdahlOther party · winner · incumbent
80.6%10,852
John DauffenbachOther party
19.4%2,608
13,460 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+27.51978D+4.91982R+4.71984R+29.01986R+31.11988R+34.31990

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