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1974 election for Minnesota House District 56A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

James R. Casserly (D) won re-election with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Samuel A. Faulk (R) by 62.4 points.

James R. CasserlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.2%2,467
Samuel A. FaulkRepublican
18.8%571
3,038 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+62.41974D+63.71976D+54.01978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)