1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 50
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Jerome Hughes (Oth) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Herbert W. Tousley Jr. (Oth) by 23.4 points.
Jerome HughesOther party · winner · incumbent
61.7%12,922
Herbert W. Tousley Jr.Other party
38.3%8,024
20,946 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