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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 46A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Paul McCarron (Oth) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Darryl G. Carter (Oth) by 35.5 points.

Paul McCarronOther party · winner
67.7%7,307
Darryl G. CarterOther party
32.3%3,481
10,788 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+22.71978D+33.61980R+0.81982D+0.41984D+18.51986D+22.01988

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