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1982Final results

1982 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bernard J. Brinkman (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Ann Douvier (R) by 17.9 points.

Bernard J. BrinkmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%7,321
41.0%5,093
12,414 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

EvenD+6.51978D+13.81980D+17.91982D+9.01984D+15.21986D+49.71988

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