1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 47
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Stanley N. Thorup (Oth) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Chuck Trahan (Oth) by 18.7 points.
Stanley N. ThorupOther party · winner · incumbent
59.3%11,416
Chuck TrahanOther party
40.7%7,824
19,240 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