1980Final results
1980 election for Minnesota Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Joe Bertram (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Ben Omann (R) by 5.2 points.
Joe BertramDemocrat · winner
52.6%16,266
Ben OmannRepublican
47.4%14,661
30,927 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