1965 Election Cycle

Special elections were held in the State House in March due to a vacancy created by the winner of HD 30 in the 1964 general election not being seated due to violating the Minnesota Corrupt Practices Act and in the State Senate in May to fill the vacancy caused by the death of SD 22 Senator Fay George Child.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
05/04/1965 State Senate, District 22 Special Vernon K. Jensen (Nonpartisan) won with 5,217 votes (55.89%) and a winning margin of +11.77
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Vernon K. Jensen Man Nonpartisan 5,217 55.89
Everett S. Mills Man Nonpartisan 4,118 44.11

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Fay George Child on April 2, 1965. Jensen was a veterinarian and school board president from Montevideo. MIlls was the newspaper publisher of the Montevideo American and News and former state Representative (HD 24, 1947-1951).

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04/20/1965 State Senate, District 22 Special Primary Vernon K. Jensen (Nonpartisan) won with 2,661 votes (30.68%) and a winning margin of +9.43
Everett S. Mills (Nonpartisan) won with 2,044 votes (23.57%) and a winning margin of +2.32
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Vernon K. Jensen Man Nonpartisan 2,661 30.68
Everett S. Mills Man Nonpartisan 2,044 23.57
Elmo Volstad Man Nonpartisan 1,843 21.25
James C. Ronning Man Nonpartisan 1,116 12.87
Harold A. Larson Man Nonpartisan 951 10.97
Wilbur A. Claggett Man Nonpartisan 57 0.66

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Fay George Child on April 2, 1965. Jensen was a veterinarian and school board president from Montevideo. MIlls was the newspaper publisher of the Montevideo American and News and former state Representative (HD 24, 1947-1951). Volstad was a former newspaperman from Granite Falls. Ronning was an oil dealer from Boyd. Larson and Claggett were residents of Montevideo.

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03/27/1965 State House, District 30 Special John P. Wingard (Nonpartisan) won with 4,535 votes (52.81%) and a winning margin of +5.61
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
John P. Wingard Man Nonpartisan 4,535 52.81
Linn Slattengren Man Nonpartisan 4,053 47.19

Special election due to the vacancy created by the winner of the 1964 general election (Slattengren) not being seated due to violating the Minnesota Corrupt Practices Act during the campaign. Slattengren contested the special election but House Special Committee found neither candidate violated the law and recommended Wingard be seated. Wingard, the former representative and incumbent for the 1964 election, was seated on April 20, 1965.

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03/15/1965 State House, District 30 Special Primary John P. Wingard (Nonpartisan) won with 2,840 votes (60.26%) and a winning margin of +55.36
Linn Slattengren (Nonpartisan) won with 1,494 votes (31.70%) and a winning margin of +26.80
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
John P. Wingard Man Nonpartisan 2,840 60.26
Linn Slattengren Man Nonpartisan 1,494 31.70
Jerome W. Coughlin Man Nonpartisan 231 4.90
Paul DeZiel Man Nonpartisan 148 3.14

Special election due to the vacancy created by the winner of the 1964 general election (Slattengren) not being seated due to violating the Minnesota Corrupt Practices Act during the campaign. Wingard was the incumbent for the 1964 general election.

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