1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 56
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert J. Tennesseen (Oth) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Harold Payne (Oth) by 25.5 points.
Robert J. TennesseenOther party · winner · incumbent
62.7%11,057
Harold PayneOther party
37.3%6,565
17,622 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