1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 18
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Howard D. Olson (Oth) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Walter J. Franz (Oth) by 5.1 points.
Howard D. OlsonOther party · winner
52.5%9,096
Walter J. FranzOther party · incumbent
47.5%8,214
17,310 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