1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Thomas Simmons (Oth) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Ernest Schafer (Oth) by 0.5 points.
Thomas SimmonsOther party · winner
50.2%4,471
Ernest SchaferOther party · incumbent
49.8%4,428
8,899 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET