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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 39B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ray Pleasant (Oth) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Jay Gould (Oth) by 25.3 points.

Ray PleasantOther party · winner
62.6%8,581
Jay GouldOther party
37.4%5,121
13,702 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+46.11982D+22.61984D+15.31986D+23.81988D+30.71990D+28.61992

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