1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 38
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jerome V. Blatz (Oth) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Herbert W. Hess (Oth) by 36.6 points.
Jerome V. BlatzOther party · winner · incumbent
68.3%14,619
Herbert W. HessOther party
31.7%6,778
21,397 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