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1974 election for Minnesota House District 4B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Glen Sherwood (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating H. O. Mortenson (R) by 17.2 points, a seat another party won last time.

Glen SherwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%6,473
H. O. MortensonRepublican
41.4%4,573
11,048 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+1.91978R+8.91980R+9.51982R+8.11984D+23.31986D+13.91988

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