1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 20A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ellsworth Smogard (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Eugene Smith (R) by 10.1 points.
Ellsworth SmogardDemocrat · winner
55.0%6,466
Eugene SmithRepublican
45.0%5,281
11,747 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)