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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 19

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Jerald C. Anderson (Oth) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating John W. Terpstra (Oth) by 10.4 points.

Jerald C. AndersonOther party · winner · incumbent
55.2%14,333
John W. TerpstraOther party
44.8%11,631
25,964 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+15.51986D+25.21990D+2.81992R+11.81996R+17.42000R+23.72002

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