State House, District 56, 1966 Election

Special

Date: May 10, 1966
Cycle: 1966
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 56
Counties: Wilkin
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Arlan Stangeland Man Nonpartisan 1,124 51.47 +2.93
Cliff Ouse Man Nonpartisan 1,060 48.53

Special election due to the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Reuben (R.N.) Nelson on March 2, 1966. Stangeland was a resident of rural Barnesville and the Wilkin County GOP Chairman. Ouse was a resident of rural Rothsay.

Sources

  • The Fegus Falls Daily Journal, May 11, 1966 (p. 10).