1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 41B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Petrafeso (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Norm Friederichs (R) by 19.7 points, a seat another party won last time.
Paul PetrafesoDemocrat · winner
59.8%5,219
Norm FriederichsRepublican
40.2%3,503
8,722 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