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1974 election for Minnesota House District 46A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Paul McCarron (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Kirkham (R) by 43.0 points, a seat another party won last time.

Paul McCarronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%5,611
Jack KirkhamRepublican
28.5%2,237
7,848 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+22.71978D+33.61980R+0.81982D+0.41984D+18.51986D+22.01988

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