1998Final results
1998 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Opatz (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Gary Sabby (R) by 27.3 points.
Joe OpatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.6%7,843
Gary SabbyRepublican
36.4%4,481
12,324 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET