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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 16A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ben Omann (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Kurt Haglund (D) by 14.6 points.

Ben OmannRepublican · winner
57.3%7,266
Kurt HaglundDemocrat
42.7%5,418
12,684 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+25.31978R+43.11980R+14.61982R+23.31984R+17.71988R+36.11990

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