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1974Flipped from independentFinal results

1974 election for Minnesota House District 40B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jerry Knickerbocker (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating John L. Carr (D) by 3.4 points, a seat another party won last time.

Jerry KnickerbockerRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%4,966
John L. CarrDemocrat
48.3%4,636
9,602 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

EvenR+44.61978D+1.11982D+9.61984D+7.41986R+2.51988R+4.01990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET