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1974 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bernard J. Brinkman (D) won re-election with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Ed Huntsinger (R) by 3.8 points.

Bernard J. BrinkmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%5,341
Ed HuntsingerRepublican
48.1%4,948
10,289 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+3.81974D+11.01976D+6.51978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)