1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 40
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Keefe (Oth) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Marjorie A. Loeffler (Oth) by 2.5 points.
John KeefeOther party · winner
51.2%13,206
Marjorie A. LoefflerOther party
48.8%12,572
25,778 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