1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tad Jude (Oth) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating John Wingard (Oth) by 2.5 points.
Tad JudeOther party · winner
51.2%6,131
John WingardOther party · incumbent
48.8%5,835
11,966 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