1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 53
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Winston W. Borden (Oth) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Gordon Rosenmeier (Oth) by 14.5 points.
Winston W. BordenOther party · winner
57.2%12,506
Gordon RosenmeierOther party · incumbent
42.8%9,346
21,852 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