1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 24
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Clarence Purfeerst (Oth) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Lincoln Paulson (Oth) by 15.9 points.
Clarence PurfeerstOther party · winner · incumbent
57.9%14,093
Lincoln PaulsonOther party
42.1%10,227
24,320 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