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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 35

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Lew W. Larson (Oth) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Enoch Bennett (Oth) by 28.7 points.

Lew W. LarsonOther party · winner · incumbent
64.4%16,224
Enoch BennettOther party
35.6%8,987
25,211 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+22.41986R+19.01990R+2.21992R+15.31996R+41.62000R+35.22002

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