1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 28
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Carl Jensen (Oth) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating T. Delbert Kettner (Oth) by 17.5 points.
Carl JensenOther party · winner · incumbent
58.7%14,238
T. Delbert KettnerOther party
41.3%10,004
24,242 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