1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 31
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Richard J. Parish (Oth) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Eugene F. Welter (Oth) by 4.5 points.
Richard J. ParishOther party · winner
52.3%10,936
Eugene F. WelterOther party · incumbent
47.7%9,991
20,927 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