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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 44

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Hubert H. Humphrey III (Oth) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Donald Forseth (Oth) by 9.5 points.

Hubert H. Humphrey IIIOther party · winner
54.8%12,538
Donald ForsethOther party
45.2%10,361
22,899 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

EvenR+21.91986D+7.31990D+21.01992D+15.01996D+29.82000D+23.92002

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