2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 16
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Gary Dahms (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Ted L. Suss (D) by 6.1 points.
Gary DahmsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%20,922
Ted L. SussDemocrat
46.9%18,496
39,465 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET