1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 21
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jerald C. Anderson (Oth) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Howard Nelson (Oth) by 14.8 points.
Jerald C. AndersonOther party · winner
57.4%14,653
Howard NelsonOther party · incumbent
42.6%10,874
25,527 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