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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 20

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

J. A. Josefson (Oth) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating George Abrahamsen (Oth) by 12.3 points.

J. A. JosefsonOther party · winner · incumbent
56.1%9,746
43.9%7,614
17,360 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

EvenR+3.21982D+0.11986D+1.11990R+26.71992R+24.31996R+30.32000

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