1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 45
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Edward G. Novak (Oth) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating C. G. Proetz (Oth) by 46.4 points.
Edward G. NovakOther party · winner · incumbent
73.2%8,445
C. G. ProetzOther party
26.8%3,090
11,535 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