1974Flipped from independentFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Minnesota House District 26A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Marion Menning (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Verne Long (R) by 1.2 points, a seat another party won last time.
Marion MenningDemocrat · winner
50.6%5,364
Verne LongRepublican · incumbent
49.4%5,239
10,603 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET