1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 37B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Swanson (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Steven Lindgren (R) by 13.6 points, a seat another party won last time.
James SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%3,547
Steven LindgrenRepublican
43.2%2,699
6,246 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