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1970 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1970 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election?

Donald M. Fraser won the 1970 Minnesota U.S. House District 5 Election. Donald M. Fraser received 83,207 popular votes (57.12%). The main challenger was Dick Enroth (42.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Fraser and Enroth

Fraser +14.8 pts · won by 21,525 votes
Donald M. FraserDemocraticWINNER57.12%
83,207 votes
Dick EnrothRepublican42.34%
61,682 votes
Derrel Myerssocialist workers0.54%
783 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.