1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 43
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Rolf Nelson (Oth) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating James W. Scheu (Oth) by 40.8 points.
Rolf NelsonOther party · winner
70.4%17,496
James W. ScheuOther party
29.6%7,359
24,855 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