1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 46
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
David D. Schaaf (Oth) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Jack Kirkham (Oth) by 24.0 points.
David D. SchaafOther party · winner
62.0%13,633
Jack KirkhamOther party
38.0%8,358
21,991 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