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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Minnesota House District 41B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Robert McFarlin (Oth) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Petrafeso (Oth) by 0.0 points.

Robert McFarlinOther party · winner
50.0%6,656
Paul PetrafesoOther party · incumbent
50.0%6,654
13,310 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+7.91978R+35.91980R+31.21982R+32.51984R+39.61986R+42.11990

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