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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 37A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ernest Lindstrom (Oth) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Reid (Oth) by 13.1 points.

Ernest LindstromOther party · winner · incumbent
56.6%6,823
Robert ReidOther party
43.4%5,241
12,064 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+11.01978D+17.41982R+7.31984R+7.51986R+33.61988R+22.21992

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