1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 53B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bob Jensen (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Richard M. Helgeson (R) by 4.3 points, a seat another party won last time.
Bob JensenDemocrat · winner
52.1%4,393
Richard M. HelgesonRepublican
47.7%4,026
8,437 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