1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 5
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
George Perpich (Oth) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. McGauley (Oth) by 16.3 points.
George PerpichOther party · winner · incumbent
58.1%16,938
Patrick J. McGauleyOther party
41.9%12,193
29,131 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