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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 10

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Roger Hanson (Oth) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Wayne A. Ruona (Oth) by 23.1 points.

Roger HansonOther party · winner
61.5%15,521
Wayne A. RuonaOther party
38.5%9,704
25,225 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+0.81982R+17.31986R+4.91990R+18.31992R+10.11996R+16.62000

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