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1974Flipped from independentFinal results

1974 election for Minnesota House District 21A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John C. Lindstrom (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Alan Carlson (R) by 19.2 points, a seat another party won last time.

John C. LindstromDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%6,287
Alan CarlsonRepublican
40.4%4,266
10,553 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

EvenR+11.01978R+16.01980R+7.31982R+16.71984R+16.01986R+51.81988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET