1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 1
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Richard Fitzsimons (Oth) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating John Corbid (Oth) by 6.3 points.
Richard FitzsimonsOther party · winner
53.1%13,828
John CorbidOther party
46.9%12,200
26,028 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