1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota House District 30B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Petrafeso (Oth) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Robert McFarlin (Oth) by 2.8 points.
Paul PetrafesoOther party · winner
51.4%4,799
Robert McFarlinOther party · incumbent
48.6%4,542
9,341 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