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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota House District 45A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Joseph Prifrel (Oth) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Farnell (Oth) by 28.5 points.

Joseph PrifrelOther party · winner · incumbent
64.3%5,562
Richard FarnellOther party
35.7%3,094
8,656 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+6.31978R+22.51980R+43.11982R+40.21986R+37.01990R+31.21992

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