This is the 1972 race. The latest: 2026 →

1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 13

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Winston W. Borden (Oth) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Don Madsen (Oth) by 35.8 points.

Winston W. BordenOther party · winner · incumbent
67.9%17,509
Don MadsenOther party
32.1%8,280
25,789 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+22.91982D+18.21986D+21.01990D+6.31992D+19.71996R+8.02000

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