1968Final results
1968 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Ernest Schafer (Oth) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas Simmons (Oth) by 5.8 points.
Ernest SchaferOther party · winner · incumbent
52.9%5,226
Thomas SimmonsOther party
47.1%4,650
9,876 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 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET