1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 65
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gerald Willet (Oth) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Robert V. Leiseth (Oth) by 9.1 points.
Gerald WilletOther party · winner
54.5%10,239
Robert V. LeisethOther party · incumbent
45.5%8,531
18,770 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