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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 37

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

W. G. Kirchner (Oth) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Stanley W. Olson (Oth) by 20.3 points.

W. G. KirchnerOther party · winner · incumbent
60.1%13,601
Stanley W. OlsonOther party
39.9%9,015
22,616 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+0.91982D+9.21986R+20.81990R+2.61992R+17.51996R+27.02000

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