1974Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Minnesota House District 45B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
William Luther (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Ernee M. McArthur (R) by 31.2 points, a seat another party won last time.
William LutherDemocrat · winner
65.6%5,630
Ernee M. McArthurRepublican · incumbent
34.4%2,954
8,584 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