1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota House District 23A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
William D. Shores (Oth) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Lynden Nelson (Oth) by 19.6 points.
William D. ShoresOther party · winner · incumbent
59.8%4,304
Lynden NelsonOther party
40.2%2,895
7,199 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