1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 20
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
J. A. Josefson (Oth) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Vernon K. Jensen (Oth) by 14.2 points.
J. A. JosefsonOther party · winner · incumbent
57.1%16,125
Vernon K. JensenOther party · incumbent
42.9%12,112
28,237 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