1974Flipped from independentFinal results
1974 election for Minnesota House District 8A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Gary Doty (D) won with 82.0% of the vote, defeating Edward D. Willie (R) by 63.9 points, a seat another party won last time.
Gary DotyDemocrat · winner
82.0%6,274
Edward D. WillieRepublican
18.0%1,381
7,655 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