1986Final results
1986 election for Minnesota Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Joe Bertram (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Roger Knauss (R) by 46.3 points.
Joe BertramDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%15,950
Roger KnaussRepublican
26.8%5,854
21,804 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET