1972Final results
1972 election for Minnesota Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Ed Schrom (Oth) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Weimerskirch (Oth) by 13.2 points.
Ed SchromOther party · winner · incumbent
56.6%13,500
Joe WeimerskirchOther party
43.4%10,357
23,857 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET