1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 9
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
D. H. Sillers (Oth) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating David Strauss (Oth) by 40.2 points.
D. H. SillersOther party · winner
60.7%13,775
David StraussOther party
20.5%4,647
Howard O. JacobsonOther party
18.9%4,289
22,711 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