1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 57
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Allan Spear (Oth) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating John A. Cairns (Oth) by 4.5 points.
Allan SpearOther party · winner
52.2%11,459
John A. CairnsOther party
47.8%10,477
21,936 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