1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 47A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joel Jacobs (Oth) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating David S. McCauley (Oth) by 8.8 points.
Joel JacobsOther party · winner
54.4%5,382
David S. McCauleyOther party
45.6%4,513
9,895 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