1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Minnesota House District 53B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Don Samuelson (Oth) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating John Laurian (Oth) by 11.3 points.
Don SamuelsonOther party · winner
55.6%6,225
John LaurianOther party · incumbent
44.4%4,966
11,191 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