1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Bares (Oth) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Marvin Schumann (Oth) by 8.0 points.
John BaresOther party · winner · incumbent
54.0%5,155
Marvin SchumannOther party
46.0%4,395
9,550 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