Winston W. (Win) Borden Candidate

Born: September 1, 1943
Brainerd, Minnesota
Crow Wing County
United States
Resided: Brainerd, Minnesota
Crow Wing County
Death: January 20, 2014
Gender: Man
Occupation: Attorney
Political Party: Nonpartisan (Liberal Caucus); Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Offices Held: State Senator: SD 53 (1971-1973); SD 13 (1973-1978).
Notes: Borden resigned in December 1978 to become president of the Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry (later known as the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce). In June 2004 he pled guilty in failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in income tax and served a year in federal prison.
Sources: The St. Cloud Daily Times, July 7, 1970 (p. 1). St. Cloud Times, June 9, 2004 (p. B3). Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 22, 2014 (p. B6).
Photo of Winston W. Borden
Photo of Winston W. Borden
68th Minnesota Legislative Manual, Minnesota Digital Library.

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
1 4 4
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/02/1976 State Senate, District 13 General Democratic-Farmer-Labor 18,857 61.60% Won
09/14/1976 State Senate, District 13 Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor 6,788 100.00% Won
11/07/1972 State Senate, District 13 General Nonpartisan 17,509 67.89% Won
11/03/1970 State Senate, District 53 General Nonpartisan 12,506 57.23% Won