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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 36

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Jim Lord (Oth) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating W. R. Glaeser (Oth) by 0.2 points.

Jim LordOther party · winner
50.1%12,982
W. R. GlaeserOther party
49.9%12,934
25,916 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

EvenD+17.11982D+20.91986R+1.11990R+20.51992R+15.11996R+24.02000

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