1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota House District 26A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Verne Long (Oth) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Marion Menning (Oth) by 13.1 points.
Verne LongOther party · winner · incumbent
56.5%7,537
Marion MenningOther party
43.5%5,795
13,332 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET