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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 44A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Lyndon Carlson (Oth) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Phil Sherman (Oth) by 3.0 points.

Lyndon CarlsonOther party · winner
51.5%5,002
Phil ShermanOther party
48.5%4,709
9,711 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+20.01978D+26.01980R+7.91982R+18.51984R+28.01986R+24.51988

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