1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 23
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Alec Olson (Oth) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating C. Howard Peterson (Oth) by 2.0 points.
Alec OlsonOther party · winner · incumbent
51.0%8,707
C. Howard PetersonOther party
49.0%8,372
17,079 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