1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 54
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Myrton Wegener (Oth) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Marvin W. Bursch (Oth) by 3.5 points.
Myrton WegenerOther party · winner
51.8%11,999
Marvin W. BurschOther party · incumbent
48.2%11,177
23,176 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