1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 43A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
O. J. Heinitz (R) won re-election with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Emily Staples (D) by 4.2 points.
O. J. HeinitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%4,965
Emily StaplesDemocrat
47.9%4,561
9,526 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)