1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 17B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Pehler (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Duane Benoit (R) by 4.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
James PehlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.3%4,440
Duane BenoitRepublican
47.7%4,045
8,485 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET