1970 Minnesota State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1970 Minnesota State Auditor election Minnesota 1957 150x150px Presidential no 1966 Minnesota State Auditor election 1966 1974 Minnesota State Auditor election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Rolland Hatfield.png Rolland Hatfield Republican Party (United States) 654,074 49.89% File:Jon Wefald.jpg Jon Wefald Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 644,343 49.14% 1970 Minnesota state auditor election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsHatfield: #ffb2b2 40-50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Wefald: #a5b0ff 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% State Auditor William O'Brien (acting) Republican Party (United States) Rolland Hatfield Republican Party (United States) The 1970 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 3, 1970, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee Rolland Hatfield defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Jon Wefald and Communist nominee Betty M. Smith.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319701099924600/ Auditor, 1970 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-12 General election On election day, November 3, 1970, Republican nominee Rolland Hatfield won the election by a margin of 9,731 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Jon Wefald, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Hatfield was sworn in as the 12th state auditor of Minnesota on January 5, 1971.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=80693 MN Auditor ourcampaigns.com April 9, 2004 2024-10-12 Results Minnesota state auditor election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Rolland Hatfield 654,074 49.89 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Jon Wefald 644,343 49.14 Communist Party USA Betty M. Smith 12,753 0.97 1,311,170 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1970 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota State Auditor elections Category:November 1970 elections in the United States