1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 43B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Richard J. Parish (D) won re-election with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Swenson (R) by 19.4 points.
Richard J. ParishDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%5,274
Jim SwensonRepublican
40.3%3,558
8,832 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)