1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 11
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Wayne Olhoft (Oth) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Clifford Ukkelberg (Oth) by 16.8 points.
Wayne OlhoftOther party · winner
58.4%16,871
Clifford UkkelbergOther party · incumbent
41.6%12,028
28,899 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