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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota House District 47A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Robert Johnson (Oth) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating John A. Cochrane (Oth) by 5.2 points.

Robert JohnsonOther party · winner · incumbent
52.6%5,212
John A. CochraneOther party
47.4%4,696
9,908 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

EvenD+37.81980D+29.51982D+11.21984D+18.91986D+23.71988D+25.61990

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