1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 24
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
C. J. Benson (Oth) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Howard Lecander (Oth) by 18.0 points.
C. J. BensonOther party · winner · incumbent
59.0%11,014
Howard LecanderOther party
41.0%7,660
18,674 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