1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 26
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Olson (Oth) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Ben Vanderkooi (Oth) by 8.7 points.
John OlsonOther party · winner · incumbent
54.4%14,560
Ben VanderkooiOther party
45.6%12,227
26,787 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