1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 26
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Lyle Mehrkens (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Patrick Feehan (D) by 25.8 points.
Lyle MehrkensRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%14,218
Patrick FeehanDemocrat
37.1%8,390
22,608 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET