1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 19
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Olson (Oth) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Ben Vanderkooi (Oth) by 5.7 points.
John OlsonOther party · winner · incumbent
52.8%9,496
Ben VanderkooiOther party
47.2%8,479
17,975 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