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1974 election for Minnesota House District 24B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

O. E. Bimstihl (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating A. C. Shellum (R) by 18.7 points.

O. E. BimstihlDemocrat · winner
59.3%5,056
A. C. ShellumRepublican
40.6%3,463
8,527 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

EvenD+18.71974D+8.41976R+3.61978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)