1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 24A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robert Vanasek (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Malcolm Koester (R) by 30.4 points, a seat another party won last time.
Robert VanasekDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%6,720
Malcolm KoesterRepublican
34.8%3,584
10,304 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