1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
John Bares (Oth) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Marvin Schumann (Oth) by 3.2 points.
John BaresOther party · winner
51.6%5,299
Marvin SchumannOther party · incumbent
48.4%4,970
10,269 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET