1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 48A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Richard Andersen (Oth) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Steven G. Novak (Oth) by 12.6 points.
Richard AndersenOther party · winner · incumbent
56.3%7,107
Steven G. NovakOther party
43.7%5,516
12,623 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