1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota House District 12B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Howard Knutson (Oth) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Carlson (Oth) by 21.9 points.
Howard KnutsonOther party · winner · incumbent
60.9%12,237
Donald L. CarlsonOther party
39.1%7,847
20,084 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET