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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 55B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Sarna (Oth) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Duane R. Miedtke (Oth) by 23.6 points.

John SarnaOther party · winner
61.8%8,135
Duane R. MiedtkeOther party
38.2%5,029
13,164 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+7.31984R+9.81986R+18.01988R+25.11990D+12.61992D+14.81994

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