1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 49
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Robert O. Ashbach (Oth) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Jeri M. Rasmussen (Oth) by 34.5 points.
Robert O. AshbachOther party · winner · incumbent
67.2%16,305
Jeri M. RasmussenOther party
32.8%7,942
24,247 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