1982Final results
1982 election for Minnesota Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Joe Bertram (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Norm Falcon (R) by 46.9 points.
Joe BertramDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%18,550
Norm FalconRepublican
26.5%6,704
25,254 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET