2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota House District 16A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Joe Opatz (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Maiers (R) by 22.9 points.
Joe OpatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%7,455
Tom MaiersRepublican
29.0%4,167
Duane SchumacherOther party
19.1%2,740
14,362 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET