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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Minnesota (District 08)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County John Blatnik*
(DFL)		 Edward Johnson
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 161,82375.9% 51,31424.1% 00.0% 110,509 213,137
Total R vote: 51,314 (24.1%)      Total D vote: 161,823 (75.9%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Edward Johnson 13,955 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 13,955  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Blatnik* 39,798 75.6%
2   Ray Murdock 9,141 17.4%
3   James Miller 2,035 3.9%
4   John Perko 1,666 3.2%
TOTAL VOTES 52,640