1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 38
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert J. Tennesseen (Oth) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Donald O. Wright (Oth) by 16.2 points.
Robert J. TennesseenOther party · winner
58.1%6,446
Donald O. WrightOther party · incumbent
41.9%4,647
11,093 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