1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 3
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mel Frederick (Oth) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating C. Michael Collins (Oth) by 46.5 points.
Mel FrederickOther party · winner
73.2%13,379
C. Michael CollinsOther party
26.8%4,888
18,267 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