1990Final results
1990 election for Minnesota Senate District 26
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Lyle Mehrkens (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Early (D) by 26.5 points.
Lyle MehrkensRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.3%16,580
Jack EarlyDemocrat
36.7%9,633
26,213 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET