2016Final results
2016 election for Minnesota House District 15B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jim Newberger (R) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Karla Scapanski (D) by 37.9 points.
Jim NewbergerRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.9%14,949
Karla ScapanskiDemocrat
31.0%6,732
The same year, the district voted R+49.2 for president; this race was R+37.9.21,703 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET