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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 54

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Edward Gearty (Oth) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Edward G. Henry (Oth) by 65.8 points.

Edward GeartyOther party · winner · incumbent
82.9%15,712
Edward G. HenryOther party
17.1%3,243
18,955 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+30.01982D+30.01986D+10.11990D+11.11992D+23.51996D+31.02000

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