1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 49B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Maurice McCollar (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Dee Knaak (R) by 2.6 points.
Maurice McCollarDemocrat · winner
51.3%3,762
Dee KnaakRepublican
48.7%3,569
7,333 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)