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1974Flipped from independentFinal results

1974 election for Minnesota House District 51B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Michael Sieben (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Betty Rosas (R) by 37.5 points, a seat another party won last time.

Michael SiebenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%5,925
Betty RosasRepublican
31.2%2,692
8,617 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+28.01978D+47.01980D+28.11982D+35.11984D+45.81986D+39.41988

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