1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Opatz (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Gary Sabby (R) by 24.2 points.
Joe OpatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%8,281
Gary SabbyRepublican
37.9%5,054
13,335 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET