1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 1974, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 69th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held on September 10, 1974. This was the first partisan election of the House since 1912.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, followed by the Minnesota Republican Party. The new Legislature convened on January 7, 1975.

Results + Summary of the November 5, 1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % % Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 133 688,590 58.25 104 77.61 Minnesota Republican Party 115 469,448 39.71 30 22.39 Independent 10 17,499 1.48 0 0.00 Write-in N/A 6,563 0.56 0 0.00 Total 1,182,100 100.00 134 100.00 Invalid/blank votes 114,109 8.80 Turnout (out of 2,617,000 eligible voters) 1,296,209 49.53 20.78

See also Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1974

References