1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 61
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mel Hansen (Oth) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Wesley Skoglund (Oth) by 0.1 points.
Mel HansenOther party · winner · incumbent
50.1%13,717
Wesley SkoglundOther party
49.9%13,685
27,402 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