1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 7
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Clarence Purfeerst (Oth) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Harold P. Paulson (Oth) by 7.9 points.
Clarence PurfeerstOther party · winner
53.9%9,837
Harold P. PaulsonOther party
46.1%8,401
18,238 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