1974Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Minnesota House District 48A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Steven G. Novak (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Richard Andersen (R) by 12.7 points.
Steven G. NovakDemocrat · winner
56.4%4,615
Richard AndersenRepublican · incumbent
43.6%3,572
8,187 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)