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1986Final results

1986 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jeff Bertram (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Norb Kalthoff (R) by 15.2 points.

Jeff BertramDemocrat · winner
57.6%6,484
Norb KalthoffRepublican
42.4%4,770
11,254 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+13.81980D+17.91982D+9.01984D+15.21986D+49.71988R+32.91992

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