1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 40B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jerry Knickerbocker (Oth) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Deghetto (Oth) by 17.2 points.
Jerry KnickerbockerOther party · winner
58.6%7,827
Robert DeghettoOther party
41.4%5,524
13,351 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