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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 61B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ray Wolcott (Oth) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating John P. Foster (Oth) by 15.1 points.

Ray WolcottOther party · winner · incumbent
57.6%7,778
John P. FosterOther party
42.4%5,732
13,510 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+4.61978D+16.71980D+49.71982D+44.61984D+49.31986D+48.81988

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