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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 37B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Swanson (Oth) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Loren Law (Oth) by 9.8 points.

James SwansonOther party · winner · incumbent
54.9%5,912
Loren LawOther party
45.1%4,859
10,771 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+2.01978D+8.51980D+9.81982R+10.41984R+20.91986R+31.11988

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