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1994Final results

1994 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Knoblach (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Fred Smoger (D) by 28.3 points.

Jim KnoblachRepublican · winner
64.1%7,453
Fred SmogerDemocrat
35.9%4,166
11,619 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

EvenD+15.21986D+49.71988R+32.91992R+28.31994R+22.91996R+27.81998

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