1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 61
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Ralph R. Doty (Oth) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Higgins (Oth) by 4.8 points.
Ralph R. DotyOther party · winner
52.4%10,483
Raymond J. HigginsOther party · incumbent
47.6%9,531
20,014 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