1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dave Kleis (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating John D. Ellenbecker (D) by 7.4 points.
Dave KleisRepublican · winner
53.7%14,796
John D. EllenbeckerDemocrat
46.3%12,753
27,549 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