1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 32
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mel Frederick (Oth) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Olson (Oth) by 45.6 points.
Mel FrederickOther party · winner · incumbent
72.8%16,277
Robert C. OlsonOther party
27.2%6,085
22,362 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