1970Final results
1970 election for Minnesota House District 26A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bernard J. Brinkman (Oth) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Duane Benoit (Oth) by 8.0 points.
Bernard J. BrinkmanOther party · winner · incumbent
54.0%4,939
Duane BenoitOther party
46.0%4,210
9,149 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET