1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 45
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Al Kowalczyk (Oth) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Lloyd O. Belford (Oth) by 22.9 points.
Al KowalczykOther party · winner
61.4%12,716
Lloyd O. BelfordOther party
38.6%7,978
20,694 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