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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota House District 28B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Swanson (Oth) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Darrell W. Bearson (Oth) by 2.4 points.

James SwansonOther party · winner · incumbent
51.2%4,197
48.8%3,999
8,196 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+4.21980D+11.71982R+2.71984D+4.11986D+7.11988D+15.91990

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