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1996Final results

1996 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Knoblach (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Kathy Tracy (D) by 22.9 points.

Jim KnoblachRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%8,695
Kathy TracyDemocrat
38.5%5,454
14,149 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

EvenD+49.71988R+32.91992R+28.31994R+22.91996R+27.81998R+24.52000

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