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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 47B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Gordon Voss (Oth) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Lillian Mitchell (Oth) by 19.9 points.

Gordon VossOther party · winner
60.0%5,873
Lillian MitchellOther party
40.0%3,920
9,793 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+14.01984D+20.01986D+34.91988D+33.01990D+7.71992D+5.51994

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