1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1957
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1972 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:1972
Next Election:1976 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:1976
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
Leader1:Martin Olav Sabo
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since1:1968
Leaders Seat1:57B–Minneapolis
Seats1:104
Popular Vote1:688,590
Percentage1:58.25%
Leader2:Aubrey Dirlam
(retired)
Party2:Republican Party of Minnesota
Leader Since2:1970
Seats2:30
Popular Vote2:469,448
Percentage2:39.71%
Speaker
Before Election:Martin Olav Sabo
Before Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:Martin Olav Sabo
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party133688,59058.2510477.61
Minnesota Republican Party115469,44839.713022.39
Independent1017,4991.4800.00
Write-inN/A6,5630.5600.00
Total1,182,100100.00134100.00
Invalid/blank votes114,1098.80
Turnout (out of 2,617,000 eligible voters)[1] 1,296,20949.5320.78

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 . . August 13, 2016 .