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1974 election for Minnesota House District 46B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Wayne Simoneau (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Fred Syrdal (R) by 33.9 points, a seat another party won last time.

Wayne SimoneauDemocrat · winner
66.9%4,618
Fred SyrdalRepublican
33.1%2,280
6,898 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+9.61978D+33.31980D+32.31982D+17.61984D+34.51986D+24.81988

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