1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 48
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert O. Ashbach (Oth) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Fredrick Waltz (Oth) by 43.5 points.
Robert O. AshbachOther party · winner · incumbent
71.7%17,662
Fredrick WaltzOther party
28.3%6,962
24,624 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