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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Minnesota

Walter Mondale (Democrat) beat Phil Hansen (Republican) in Minnesota in 1972, 56.7% to 42.9%, a margin of 13.8 points and 239,219 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1966, when Walter Mondale also won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Hennepin, cast 437,962 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.8 points. The closest was Kanabec, where 9 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Walter Mondale won Democratic 981,340 56.7%
Phil Hansen Republican 742,121 42.9%
All other candidates 8,192 0.5%
Total1,731,653

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 237,449 54.2% 198,942 45.4% 1,571 437,962 D+8.8
Ramsey 125,416 61.5% 76,892 37.7% 1,624 203,932 D+23.8
St. Louis 77,011 74.6% 25,635 24.8% 563 103,209 D+49.8
Dakota 33,808 52.8% 29,889 46.7% 301 63,998 D+6.1
Anoka 32,244 55.4% 25,686 44.1% 292 58,222 D+11.3
Stearns 23,860 58.4% 16,669 40.8% 349 40,878 D+17.6
Washington 19,684 54.6% 16,139 44.8% 209 36,032 D+9.8
Olmsted 15,870 46.2% 18,368 53.4% 139 34,377 R+7.3
Blue Earth 13,513 57.1% 10,036 42.4% 97 23,646 D+14.7
Otter Tail 10,823 50.4% 10,534 49.1% 111 21,468 D+1.3
Mower 12,170 59.8% 8,105 39.8% 91 20,366 D+20.0
Clay 12,339 61.8% 7,541 37.8% 80 19,960 D+24.0
Wright 10,263 52.4% 9,238 47.2% 76 19,577 D+5.2
Winona 10,643 55.6% 8,397 43.9% 94 19,134 D+11.7
Goodhue 8,248 46.3% 9,505 53.4% 57 17,810 R+7.1
Rice 9,667 54.9% 7,854 44.6% 83 17,604 D+10.3
Freeborn 8,650 51.0% 8,266 48.7% 52 16,968 D+2.3
Itasca 11,319 67.2% 5,403 32.1% 110 16,832 D+35.1
Crow Wing 9,400 57.1% 6,951 42.2% 113 16,464 D+14.9
Polk 10,765 67.0% 5,251 32.7% 48 16,064 D+34.3
Scott 8,002 54.9% 6,505 44.7% 61 14,568 D+10.3
Kandiyohi 8,352 58.3% 5,893 41.1% 85 14,330 D+17.2
Carver 5,750 41.0% 8,228 58.7% 45 14,023 R+17.7
Carlton 9,681 75.0% 3,186 24.7% 48 12,915 D+50.3
Brown 5,330 41.6% 7,415 57.9% 68 12,813 R+16.3
McLeod 5,394 42.3% 7,300 57.3% 43 12,737 R+15.0
Douglas 7,770 61.2% 4,883 38.5% 44 12,697 D+22.7
Morrison 7,530 60.6% 4,809 38.7% 78 12,417 D+21.9
Lyon 7,152 60.2% 4,689 39.5% 36 11,877 D+20.7
Martin 4,967 41.9% 6,840 57.7% 38 11,845 R+15.8
Steele 4,897 41.6% 6,810 57.8% 68 11,775 R+16.2
Beltrami 6,844 59.6% 4,586 39.9% 50 11,480 D+19.7
Nicollet 6,043 53.9% 5,126 45.8% 33 11,202 D+8.2
Becker 6,280 57.0% 4,703 42.7% 30 11,013 D+14.3
Fillmore 4,325 40.7% 6,277 59.0% 37 10,639 R+18.3
Nobles 6,751 63.6% 3,825 36.0% 45 10,621 D+27.5
Le Sueur 5,751 54.9% 4,696 44.8% 36 10,483 D+10.1
Faribault 4,677 45.2% 5,637 54.5% 31 10,345 R+9.3
Todd 5,776 56.4% 4,416 43.1% 48 10,240 D+13.3
Renville 5,260 51.6% 4,885 48.0% 39 10,184 D+3.7
Redwood 4,130 43.8% 5,270 55.9% 26 9,426 R+12.1
Benton 5,260 56.0% 4,076 43.4% 64 9,400 D+12.6
Chisago 5,079 54.3% 4,236 45.3% 36 9,351 D+9.0
Meeker 4,346 47.9% 4,691 51.7% 33 9,070 R+3.8
Sherburne 4,819 55.4% 3,829 44.1% 44 8,692 D+11.4
Cass 4,396 51.3% 4,110 48.0% 57 8,563 D+3.3
Wabasha 3,932 46.2% 4,537 53.4% 34 8,503 R+7.1
Pine 4,817 59.3% 3,281 40.4% 28 8,126 D+18.9
Waseca 3,445 42.9% 4,564 56.8% 21 8,030 R+13.9
Houston 3,498 44.7% 4,266 54.6% 55 7,819 R+9.8
Mille Lacs 3,530 45.3% 4,234 54.4% 24 7,788 R+9.0
Isanti 4,228 54.7% 3,476 45.0% 25 7,729 D+9.7
Chippewa 4,410 57.8% 3,192 41.8% 27 7,629 D+16.0
Cottonwood 3,685 49.2% 3,782 50.5% 19 7,486 R+1.3
Yellow Medicine 4,285 57.5% 3,146 42.2% 18 7,449 D+15.3
Koochiching 4,676 63.7% 2,614 35.6% 51 7,341 D+28.1
Sibley 2,776 38.9% 4,336 60.8% 23 7,135 R+21.9
Jackson 4,140 58.4% 2,927 41.3% 16 7,083 D+17.1
Pennington 4,327 64.8% 2,325 34.8% 28 6,680 D+30.0
Swift 4,402 65.9% 2,240 33.5% 35 6,677 D+32.4
Pipestone 3,619 56.6% 2,753 43.0% 24 6,396 D+13.5
Lake 4,843 75.8% 1,523 23.8% 22 6,388 D+52.0
Watonwan 2,990 47.0% 3,354 52.7% 15 6,359 R+5.7
Marshall 4,242 67.6% 2,003 31.9% 30 6,275 D+35.7
Aitkin 3,399 55.7% 2,673 43.8% 26 6,098 D+11.9
Wadena 3,203 53.2% 2,804 46.5% 19 6,026 D+6.6
Dodge 2,646 44.0% 3,359 55.8% 12 6,017 R+11.8
Murray 3,482 57.9% 2,501 41.6% 33 6,016 D+16.3
Stevens 3,539 60.2% 2,315 39.4% 21 5,875 D+20.8
Lac Qui Parle 3,451 59.3% 2,340 40.2% 27 5,818 D+19.1
Pope 3,606 62.9% 2,108 36.8% 19 5,733 D+26.1
Rock 2,992 52.8% 2,663 47.0% 15 5,670 D+5.8
Hubbard 3,079 54.8% 2,515 44.7% 28 5,622 D+10.0
Roseau 3,348 62.0% 2,025 37.5% 24 5,397 D+24.5
Norman 3,502 68.5% 1,599 31.3% 14 5,115 D+37.2
Kanabec 2,340 49.7% 2,349 49.9% 17 4,706 R+0.2
Wilkin 2,584 62.4% 1,541 37.2% 17 4,142 D+25.2
Lincoln 2,649 64.2% 1,457 35.3% 18 4,124 D+28.9
Grant 2,602 64.0% 1,449 35.6% 17 4,068 D+28.3
Big Stone 2,425 59.7% 1,613 39.7% 23 4,061 D+20.0
Clearwater 2,487 66.8% 1,215 32.7% 19 3,721 D+34.2
Kittson 2,452 70.0% 1,036 29.6% 15 3,503 D+40.4
Traverse 2,072 67.2% 999 32.4% 14 3,085 D+34.8
Mahnomen 1,896 69.6% 814 29.9% 15 2,725 D+39.7
Red Lake 1,995 76.8% 598 23.0% 5 2,598 D+53.8
Cook 1,054 57.4% 773 42.1% 9 1,836 D+15.3
Lake Of The Woods 988 61.9% 600 37.6% 7 1,595 D+24.3

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+15.7
2020 Tina Smith (D) D+5.2
2018 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+24.1
2014 Al Franken (D) D+10.2
2012 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+34.7
2008 Al Franken (D) level
2006 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+20.1
2002 Norm Coleman (R) R+2.2
2000 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.5
1996 Paul Wellstone (D) D+9.0
1994 Rod Grams (R) R+5.0
1990 Paul David Wellstone (D) D+2.6
1988 David Durenberger (R) R+15.3
1984 Rudy Boschwitz (R) R+16.8
1982 Dave Durenberger (R) R+6.0
1978 Rudolph E. Boschwitz (R) R+16.2
1976 Hubert H. Humphrey (D) D+42.5
1972 Walter Mondale (D) D+13.8
1970 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+16.1
1966 Walter Mondale (D) D+8.7
1964 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+21.1
1960 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+15.3
1958 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+6.3
1954 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+14.3
1952 Edward J. Thye (R) R+14.1
1948 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+20.3
1946 Edward J. Thye (R) R+19.1
1942 Joseph H. Ball (R) R+36.6
1940 Henrik Shipstead (R) R+32.4
1936 Ernest Lundeen (other)
1934 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1930 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+1.5
1928 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1924 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+40.0
1922 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1918 Knute Nelson (R) R+60.0
1916 Frank Kellogg (R) R+17.7