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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 37

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Harmon T. Ogdahl (Oth) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Paul M. Johnson (Oth) by 49.1 points.

Harmon T. OgdahlOther party · winner · incumbent
74.6%12,562
Paul M. JohnsonOther party
25.4%4,287
16,849 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

EvenD+0.91982D+9.21986R+20.81990R+2.61992R+17.51996R+27.02000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET