1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 21
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Alec Olson (Oth) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Robert V. Wurm (Oth) by 14.5 points.
Alec OlsonOther party · winner · incumbent
57.3%15,283
Robert V. WurmOther party
42.7%11,401
26,684 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