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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 36A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ralph Jopp (Oth) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Eugene Coulter (Oth) by 30.2 points.

Ralph JoppOther party · winner · incumbent
65.1%8,738
Eugene CoulterOther party
34.9%4,683
13,421 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+12.11982R+14.91984D+1.21986D+6.01988D+21.61990R+21.51992

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