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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 39A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mary Forsythe (Oth) won with 81.5% of the vote, defeating John Cummins (Oth) by 63.0 points.

Mary ForsytheOther party · winner
81.5%12,139
John CumminsOther party
18.5%2,754
14,893 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+15.21984R+4.41986D+2.01988D+16.21990D+30.21992D+15.11994

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