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1970Final results

1970 election for Minnesota Senate District 8

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Robert J. Brown (Oth) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Kennon Rothschild (Oth) by 24.9 points.

Robert J. BrownOther party · winner · incumbent
62.5%15,176
37.5%9,116
24,292 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

EvenR+17.01982R+22.61986R+8.71990D+46.01992D+38.41996D+33.42000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET