1969 Election Cycle

Four special legislative elections were held this year - two in the state Senate (SD 15 in March and SD 23 in May) and two in the state House (HD 63 in March and HD 66A in April).

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
05/09/1969 State Senate, District 23 Special Alec G. Olson (Nonpartisan) won with 5,464 votes (51.08%) and a winning margin of +2.16
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Alec G. Olson Man Nonpartisan 5,464 51.08
Tom Walsh Man Nonpartisan 5,233 48.92

Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Robert G. Johnson on April 7, 1969.

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04/25/1969 State Senate, District 23 Special Primary Alec G. Olson (Nonpartisan) won with 2,697 votes (33.48%) and a winning margin of +9.46
Tom Walsh (Nonpartisan) won with 2,204 votes (27.36%) and a winning margin of +3.34
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Alec G. Olson Man Nonpartisan 2,697 33.48
Tom Walsh Man Nonpartisan 2,204 27.36
Carl (C. Howard) Peterson Man Nonpartisan 1,935 24.02
Seymour (Sy) Grossman Man Nonpartisan 490 6.08
Stan Block Man Nonpartisan 482 5.98
Howard R. Payne Man Nonpartisan 126 1.56
Richard E. Holm Man Nonpartisan 122 1.51

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Robert G. Johnson on April 7, 1969.

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04/08/1969 State House, District 66A Special Mrs. Marvin (Donna) Christianson (Nonpartisan) won with 3,213 votes (55.33%) and a winning margin of +10.66
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Mrs. Marvin (Donna) Christianson Woman Nonpartisan 3,213 55.33
Ray Christian Man Nonpartisan 2,594 44.67

Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Marvin Christianson on March 8, 1969. Donna Christianson was Representative Christianson's widow.

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03/25/1969 State Senate, District 15 Special Earl W. Renneke (Nonpartisan) won with 7,620 votes (63.36%) and a winning margin of +26.71
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Earl W. Renneke Man Nonpartisan 7,620 63.36
Malcolm K. MacKenzie Man Nonpartisan 4,407 36.64

Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Harold R. Popp on February 21, 1969.

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03/25/1969 State House, District 66A Special Primary Mrs. Marvin (Donna) Christianson (Nonpartisan) won with 1,780 votes (37.12%) and a winning margin of +19.62
Ray Christian (Nonpartisan) won with 1,656 votes (34.54%) and a winning margin of +17.04
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Mrs. Marvin (Donna) Christianson Woman Nonpartisan 1,780 37.12
Ray Christian Man Nonpartisan 1,656 34.54
Irving Indahl Man Nonpartisan 839 17.50
James Rolf Man Nonpartisan 520 10.84

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Marvin Christianson on March 8, 1969. Donna Christianson was Representative Christianson's widow.

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