1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 26
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Tracy Beckman (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating William Negaard (R) by 27.2 points.
Tracy BeckmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%19,717
William NegaardRepublican
36.4%11,296
31,013 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET