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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 56A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James R. Casserly (Oth) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Randy Staten (Oth) by 4.9 points.

James R. CasserlyOther party · winner
52.4%3,260
Randy StatenOther party
47.6%2,956
6,216 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+54.01978D+2.71982D+12.91984D+23.91986D+12.31988D+1.91990

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