1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 59
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dick Palmer (Oth) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Francis Labrosse (Oth) by 19.8 points.
Dick PalmerOther party · winner
59.9%10,162
Francis LabrosseOther party · incumbent
40.1%6,810
16,972 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