1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 3B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Norman Prahl (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Steven R. Petschel (R) by 45.3 points, a seat another party won last time.
Norman PrahlDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%8,397
Steven R. PetschelRepublican
23.6%2,873
Write-ins and other votesOther party
7.6%928
12,198 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