1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota House District 52A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Howard Smith (Oth) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Robert O. Flesland (Oth) by 20.7 points.
Howard SmithOther party · winner · incumbent
60.4%6,074
Robert O. FleslandOther party
39.6%3,987
10,061 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