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1974Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Minnesota House District 44B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Leo G. Adams (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating J. B. Clifford (R) by 14.3 points, a seat another party won last time.

Leo G. AdamsDemocrat · winner
57.1%4,251
J. B. CliffordRepublican · incumbent
42.9%3,189
7,440 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

EvenD+9.41978R+0.11980D+6.41982D+16.91984D+30.01986D+34.51988

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