1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 35
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Wayne G. Popham (Oth) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Sam L. Richardson (Oth) by 21.4 points.
Wayne G. PophamOther party · winner · incumbent
60.7%10,054
Sam L. RichardsonOther party
39.3%6,504
16,558 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