This is the 1974 race. The latest: 2026 →

1974Flipped from independentFinal results

1974 election for Minnesota House District 29B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Richard Wigley (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Darrel F. Olson (D) by 18.4 points, a seat another party won last time.

Richard WigleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%5,845
40.8%4,029
9,874 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+29.01978R+31.31980D+5.91982D+21.01984D+42.21986D+32.31988

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