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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota House District 28A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ernest Lindstrom (Oth) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating David K. Nelson (Oth) by 45.7 points.

Ernest LindstromOther party · winner · incumbent
72.9%6,512
David K. NelsonOther party
27.1%2,426
8,938 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+36.61978R+4.31984D+10.91986D+23.01988D+17.81990R+3.51992

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