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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 32A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John S. Biersdorf (Oth) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Dorothy Nelson (Oth) by 18.9 points.

John S. BiersdorfOther party · winner · incumbent
59.4%7,143
Dorothy NelsonOther party
40.6%4,874
12,017 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+40.01978D+10.01980R+20.11982R+25.91984R+26.11986R+20.91988

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