1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 37A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Shirley Hokanson (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Ring (R) by 9.4 points.
Shirley HokansonDemocrat · winner
54.7%4,004
Carolyn RingRepublican
45.3%3,313
7,317 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)