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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota House District 49A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Richard Andersen (Oth) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating B. J. Philbrook (Oth) by 19.4 points.

Richard AndersenOther party · winner · incumbent
59.7%7,886
B. J. PhilbrookOther party
40.3%5,327
13,213 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+10.81978R+8.31980D+18.21982D+8.31984D+41.51986R+9.21988

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