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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 4A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Doug Saintonge (Oth) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Willys O. Nord (Oth) by 19.1 points.

Doug SaintongeOther party · winner
59.5%7,599
Willys O. NordOther party
40.5%5,164
12,763 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

EvenR+6.91978R+6.21980D+8.11982R+4.51984D+16.01986D+29.31988

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