2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dave Kleis (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Tarryl Clark (D) by 7.9 points.
Dave KleisRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%16,676
Tarryl ClarkDemocrat
46.0%14,234
30,910 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