1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 34
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mel Hansen (Oth) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Edward Bolstad (Oth) by 7.3 points.
Mel HansenOther party · winner · incumbent
53.7%9,719
Edward BolstadOther party
46.3%8,391
18,110 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