State Senate, District 22, 1965 Election
Special Primary Nonpartisan
| Date: | April 20, 1965 |
| Cycle: | 1965 |
| Office: | State Senate |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | 22 |
| Counties: | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Yellow Medicine |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon K. Jensen | Man | Nonpartisan | 2,661 | 30.68 | +9.43 |
| Everett S. Mills | Man | Nonpartisan | 2,044 | 23.57 | +2.32 |
| Elmo Volstad | Man | Nonpartisan | 1,843 | 21.25 | |
| James C. Ronning | Man | Nonpartisan | 1,116 | 12.87 | |
| Harold A. Larson | Man | Nonpartisan | 951 | 10.97 | |
| Wilbur A. Claggett | Man | Nonpartisan | 57 | 0.66 |
Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Fay George Child on April 2, 1965. Jensen was a veterinarian and school board president from Montevideo. MIlls was the newspaper publisher of the Montevideo American and News and former state Representative (HD 24, 1947-1951). Volstad was a former newspaperman from Granite Falls. Ronning was an oil dealer from Boyd. Larson and Claggett were residents of Montevideo.
Sources
- The St. Cloud Daily Times, April 21, 1965 (p. 6).