1980Final results

1980 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Name: 1980 election for Minnesota House District 16B
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: Minnesota

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bernard J. Brinkman (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Loren E. Meyer (R) by 13.8 points.

Bernard J. BrinkmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

56.9%9,065

43.1%6,864

15,929 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

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET