1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 33
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
George Pillsbury (Oth) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating John D. Kotula (Oth) by 24.2 points.
George PillsburyOther party · winner
62.1%17,886
John D. KotulaOther party
37.9%10,920
28,806 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