1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 31
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
C. R. Hansen (Oth) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Overgaard (Oth) by 6.8 points.
C. R. HansenOther party · winner · incumbent
53.4%13,085
Paul OvergaardOther party · incumbent
46.6%11,426
24,511 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