1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Niehaus (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Frank Colton (D) by 43.1 points.
Joe NiehausRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.5%10,551
Frank ColtonDemocrat
28.5%4,199
14,750 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET