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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 8B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Ulland (Oth) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Patricia Bowen (Oth) by 41.5 points.

James UllandOther party · winner · incumbent
70.8%9,517
Patricia BowenOther party
29.2%3,930
13,447 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+8.51978D+13.51980D+41.61982R+15.11984R+44.91986R+15.71988

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