1968Final results
1968 election for Minnesota House District 43B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Vern Sommerdorf (Oth) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Arnold Olsen (Oth) by 46.3 points.
Vern SommerdorfOther party · winner · incumbent
73.1%7,623
Arnold OlsenOther party
26.9%2,800
10,423 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET