1992Final results
1992 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Opatz (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Bugbee (R) by 6.9 points.
Joe OpatzDemocrat · winner
53.4%8,132
Paul BugbeeRepublican
46.6%7,085
15,217 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET