1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 38A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dave Cleary (Oth) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Bruce Williamson (Oth) by 33.8 points.
Dave ClearyOther party · winner
66.9%7,068
Bruce WilliamsonOther party
33.1%3,496
10,564 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET