1974 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Minnesota 1 Al Quie Republican 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y Al Quie ( Republican ) 62.6% Ulric Scott ( Democratic-Farmer-Labor ) 37.4%
Minnesota 2 Ancher Nelsen Republican 1958 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Republican hold Y Tom Hagedorn ( Republican ) 53.1% Steve Babcock ( Democratic-Farmer-Labor ) 46.9%
Minnesota 3 Bill Frenzel Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected Y Bill Frenzel ( Republican ) 60.4% Bob Riggs ( Democratic-Farmer-Labor ) 39.6%
Minnesota 4 Joseph Karth Democratic 1958 Incumbent re-elected Y Joseph Karth ( Democratic-Farmer-Labor ) 76.0% Joseph A. Rheinberger ( Republican ) 24.0%
Minnesota 5 Donald M. Fraser Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected Y Donald M. Fraser ( Democratic-Farmer-Labor ) 73.8% Phil Ratte ( Republican ) 24.7% Edmund A. Jurenas ( Socialist Workers ) 1.5%
Minnesota 6 John Zwach Republican 1966 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic gain Y Richard Nolan ( Democratic-Farmer-Labor ) 55.4% Jon Grunseth ( Republican ) 44.6%
Minnesota 7 Bob Bergland Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected Y Bob Bergland ( Democratic-Farmer-Labor ) 75.0% Dan Reber ( Republican ) 25.0%
Minnesota 8 John Blatnik Democratic 1946 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic hold Y Jim Oberstar ( Democratic-Farmer-Labor ) 62.0% Jerome Arnold ( Republican ) 26.2% William R. Ojala ( Justice ) 10.0% Robert C. Bester ( Independent ) 1.8%
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Main article : 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota See also : List of United States Representatives from Minnesota
The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1974 that occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which had forced President Richard Nixon to resign in favor of Gerald Ford. This scandal, along with high inflation, allowed the Democrats to make large gains in the midterm elections, taking 49 seats from the Republicans and increasing their majority above the two-thirds mark. Altogether, there were 93 freshmen representatives in the 94th Congress when it convened on January 3, 1975 (76 of them Democrats). Those elected to office that year later came to be known collectively as Watergate Babies.