1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 53
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Howard Knutson (Oth) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Roy D. Gwin (Oth) by 48.1 points.
Howard KnutsonOther party · winner
74.0%18,488
Roy D. GwinOther party
26.0%6,479
24,967 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