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2016Final results

2016 election for Minnesota House District 58B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Pat Garofalo (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Marla Vagts (D) by 29.7 points.

Pat GarofaloRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%13,926
Marla VagtsDemocrat
35.1%7,542
The same year, the district voted R+21.9 for president; this race was R+29.7.21,497 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

EvenD+61.92010R+19.02012R+27.82014R+29.72016R+17.82018R+24.02020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET