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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 22

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Vernon K. Jensen (Oth) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Margery Burns (Oth) by 4.9 points.

Vernon K. JensenOther party · winner · incumbent
52.4%9,323
Margery BurnsOther party
47.6%8,456
17,779 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+7.61982D+20.31986D+32.31990D+31.71992D+30.22000D+24.22002

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