1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election

1974 Minnesota House of Representatives election

November 5, 1974 (1974-11-05)
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   RPM Leader Martin Olav Sabo Aubrey Dirlam (retired) Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Leader since 1968 1970 Leader's seat 57B–Minneapolis 21B–Redwood Falls Seats won 104 30 Popular vote 688,590 469,448 Percentage 58.25% 39.71%
Speaker before election Martin Olav Sabo Democratic (DFL) Elected Speaker Martin Olav Sabo Democratic (DFL)

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
			No.	%	No.	%
	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 pp
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

See also

• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1974