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1972Final results

1972 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bernard J. Brinkman (Oth) won with 84.7% of the vote, defeating Gordon Leroy Serbus (Oth) by 69.3 points.

Bernard J. BrinkmanOther party · winner · incumbent
84.7%9,614
15.3%1,743
11,357 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 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+6.51978D+13.81980D+17.91982D+9.01984D+15.21986D+49.71988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET