1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 6A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joseph Begich (D) won with 76.7% of the vote, defeating Ben G. Swarthout (R) by 53.4 points, a seat another party won last time.
Joseph BegichDemocrat · winner
76.7%8,105
Ben G. SwarthoutRepublican
23.3%2,464
10,569 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