1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota House District 59A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dwight Swanstrom (Oth) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Chester H. Gudvangen (Oth) by 12.6 points.
Dwight SwanstromOther party · winner · incumbent
56.3%4,013
Chester H. GudvangenOther party
43.7%3,113
7,126 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