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1976Final results

1976 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bernard J. Brinkman (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Ed Huntsinger (R) by 11.0 points.

Bernard J. BrinkmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.5%7,821
Ed HuntsingerRepublican
44.5%6,269
14,090 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

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