1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 52A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
James Metzen (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating James D. Vanhorn (R) by 16.8 points, a seat another party won last time.
James MetzenDemocrat · winner
58.4%4,563
James D. VanhornRepublican
41.6%3,248
7,811 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET