1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 27B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Darrel Peterson (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Gerhardt (D) by 12.2 points, a seat another party won last time.
Darrel PetersonRepublican · winner
56.1%6,368
Paul GerhardtDemocrat
43.9%4,981
11,350 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