1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota House District 16B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Bernard J. Brinkman (D) won with 46.5% of the vote, defeating Loren E. Meyer (R) by 6.5 points.
Bernard J. BrinkmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
46.5%5,747
Loren E. MeyerRepublican
40.0%4,944
Celestine FischbachOther party
13.6%1,680
12,371 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