1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 40
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Harold Kalina (Oth) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating John Skolte (Oth) by 36.2 points.
Harold KalinaOther party · winner · incumbent
68.1%6,334
John SkolteOther party
31.9%2,967
9,301 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