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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 49

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

John Milton (Oth) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Beverly N. Braun (Oth) by 18.7 points.

John MiltonOther party · winner
59.3%13,297
Beverly N. BraunOther party
40.7%9,113
22,410 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

EvenD+15.11982D+34.71986D+26.91990D+21.01992D+12.11996D+5.12000

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