1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 30
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Patton (Oth) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Harry J. Lillesve (Oth) by 31.5 points.
John PattonOther party · winner
65.8%17,392
Harry J. LillesveOther party
34.2%9,053
26,445 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