1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 3
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Norbert Arnold (Oth) won with 75.5% of the vote, defeating Mark Forthun (Oth) by 51.1 points.
Norbert ArnoldOther party · winner · incumbent
75.5%17,898
Mark ForthunOther party
24.5%5,795
23,693 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