1974Flipped from independentFinal results
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET