1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 5B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Spanish (Oth) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating James Cannon (Oth) by 25.9 points.
John SpanishOther party · winner
63.0%9,944
James CannonOther party
37.0%5,850
15,794 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