1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 54A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Salchert (Oth) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Roy B. Arneson (Oth) by 11.8 points.
John SalchertOther party · winner · incumbent
55.9%6,737
Roy B. ArnesonOther party
44.1%5,312
12,049 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