1974Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Minnesota House District 38A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bruce Williamson (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Dave Cleary (R) by 1.0 points, a seat another party won last time.
Bruce WilliamsonDemocrat · winner
50.5%3,443
Dave ClearyRepublican · incumbent
49.5%3,377
6,820 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