1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 39
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Otto Bang (Oth) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Shirley K. Hunt (Oth) by 22.1 points.
Otto BangOther party · winner
61.0%17,716
Shirley K. HuntOther party
39.0%11,314
29,030 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