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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 34

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Roger Laufenburger (Oth) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Vivian B. Quam (Oth) by 11.0 points.

Roger LaufenburgerOther party · winner · incumbent
55.5%13,505
Vivian B. QuamOther party
44.5%10,831
24,336 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

EvenR+18.91982D+6.51986D+1.01990R+18.81992R+34.71996R+30.62000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET