1994Final results
1994 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Opatz (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff Ratcliff (R) by 13.6 points.
Joe OpatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%6,010
Jeff RatcliffRepublican
43.2%4,568
10,578 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET