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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Minnesota House District 34A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Richard Lemke (Oth) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Alfred Schumann (Oth) by 1.6 points.

Richard LemkeOther party · winner
50.8%6,469
Alfred SchumannOther party · incumbent
49.2%6,260
12,729 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+5.91978R+35.71980R+27.91982R+44.71984R+9.71986R+46.21988

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