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1968-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for Minnesota (District 08)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County John Blatnik*
(DFL)		 James Hennen
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 115,34367.6% 55,20932.4% 00.0% 60,134 170,552
Total R vote: 55,209 (32.4%)      Total D vote: 115,343 (67.6%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   James Hennen 12,404 76.7%
2   Ernie Baker 3,768 23.3%
TOTAL VOTES 16,172  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Blatnik* 37,732 69.1%
2   William Ojala 15,004 27.5%
3   Edward Erickson 1,891 3.5%
TOTAL VOTES 54,627