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1974 election for Minnesota House District 63A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ray W. Faricy (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating William E. Bahl (R) by 35.7 points, a seat another party won last time.

Ray W. FaricyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%5,945
William E. BahlRepublican
30.5%2,742
D. Alwyn StiversIndependent
3.3%294
8,982 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+20.31978D+7.21980R+15.11982R+15.71984R+21.31986D+2.51988

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

The candidates

Ray W. Faricy (D)William E. Bahl (R)

Also on the ballot: D. Alwyn Stivers (Independent), 3.3%