1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 2A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
William Kelly (D) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating Ed Beiswenger (Cst) by 39.1 points, a seat another party won last time.
William KellyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.5%6,571
Ed BeiswengerConstitution
30.5%2,879
9,450 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