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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota House District 5A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Helen McMillan (Oth) won with 76.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Kough (Oth) by 52.3 points.

Helen McMillanOther party · winner · incumbent
76.2%5,575
Tom KoughOther party
23.8%1,746
7,321 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+53.81984D+56.21986D+61.61988D+52.81990D+49.51994D+53.21996

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