1970 Minnesota Secretary of State election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1970 Minnesota Secretary of State election Minnesota 1957 Presidential no 1966 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1966 1974 Minnesota Secretary of State election 1974 November 3, 1970 125px Arlen Erdahl Republican Party (United States) 667,294 50.38% 125px Daniel D. Donovan Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 657,153 49.62% 1970 Minnesota secretary of state election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsErdahl: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Donovan: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Secretary of State Joseph L. Donovan Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Arlen Erdahl Republican Party (United States) The 1970 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 1970, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Arlen Erdahl defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Daniel D. Donovan.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319701099922600/ Secretary of State, 1970 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-03 General election On election day, November 3, 1970, Republican nominee Arlen Erdahl won the election by a margin of 10,141 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Daniel D. Donovan, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Erdahl was sworn in as the 18th Minnesota Secretary of State on January 4, 1971.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=77559 MN Secretary of State ourcampaigns.com March 29, 2004 2024-10-03 Results Minnesota Secretary of State election, 1970 Republican Party (United States) Arlen Erdahl 667,294 50.38 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Daniel D. Donovan 657,153 49.62 1,324,447 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party References Category:1970 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Secretary of State elections Category:November 1970 elections in the United States