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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota House District 19B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wendell Erickson (Oth) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating William J. Debates (Oth) by 13.7 points.

Wendell EricksonOther party · winner · incumbent
56.8%5,552
43.2%4,218
9,770 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

EvenR+1.81978R+4.21980D+12.61982D+12.91984D+30.61986D+26.61988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET