1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 49B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tom Newcome (Oth) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating John J. Harrigan (Oth) by 17.9 points.
Tom NewcomeOther party · winner · incumbent
58.9%6,436
John J. HarriganOther party
41.1%4,485
10,921 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