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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for Minnesota House District 48B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ray W. Faricy (Oth) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Robert Christensen (Oth) by 0.6 points.

Ray W. FaricyOther party · winner
50.3%4,073
Robert ChristensenOther party · incumbent
49.7%4,027
8,100 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+49.41978R+34.71980R+17.01982R+24.81984R+35.41986R+29.81988

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