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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 51B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Michael Sieben (Oth) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Ray Slater (Oth) by 15.1 points.

Michael SiebenOther party · winner
57.6%6,285
Ray SlaterOther party
42.4%4,635
10,920 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+28.01978D+47.01980D+28.11982D+35.11984D+45.81986D+39.41988

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