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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota House District 56B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Arlan Stangeland (Oth) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis Borgen (Oth) by 22.4 points.

Arlan StangelandOther party · winner · incumbent
61.2%4,893
Dennis BorgenOther party
38.8%3,103
7,996 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+35.91980D+20.11982D+26.81984D+38.11986D+15.51988D+36.91990

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