1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Niehaus (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Ralph Braun (D) by 25.3 points.
Joe NiehausRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%7,434
Ralph BraunDemocrat
37.3%4,428
11,862 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET