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1974 election for Minnesota House District 4A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Doug Saintonge (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Joe McKenna (R) by 23.1 points, a seat another party won last time.

Doug SaintongeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%6,300
Joe McKennaRepublican
38.5%3,937
10,238 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

EvenR+6.91978R+6.21980D+8.11982R+4.51984D+16.01986D+29.31988

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