1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 51
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert J. Brown (Oth) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Guy Stoddard (Oth) by 46.6 points.
Robert J. BrownOther party · winner · incumbent
73.3%16,728
Guy StoddardOther party
26.7%6,094
22,822 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