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1974 election for Minnesota House District 54B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James Rice (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating John L. Kaeder (R) by 47.8 points, a seat another party won last time.

James RiceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.9%3,549
John L. KaederRepublican
26.1%1,252
4,801 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+37.21980D+35.81982D+20.61984D+22.81986D+13.61988R+2.91990

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