1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 65A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Fred Norton (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Pottratz (R) by 54.6 points, a seat another party won last time.
Fred NortonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%2,952
Robert E. PottratzRepublican
22.7%866
3,818 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