1976Final results
1976 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Niehaus (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph Braun (D) by 14.3 points.
Joe NiehausRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.2%7,694
Ralph BraunDemocrat
42.8%5,768
13,462 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET