2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota House District 16A

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Scott Van Binsbergen

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 16A (since 2024)
Work: State Representative, Minnesota House District 16A; president, Van Binsbergen & Associates

Scott Van Binsbergen has served as State Representative for District 16A in the Minnesota Legislature since 2024.

Scott Van Binsbergen was first elected to the Minnesota House in 2024. He is president of Van Binsbergen & Associates, with business interests in health care, agriculture, real estate, banking and insurance, and was appointed to the Minnesota Board of Accountancy.

Van Binsbergen's committees

Commerce Finance and Policy
Health Finance and Policy
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Sources for Van Binsbergen

Scott Van Binsbergen: official member information (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Minnesota Legislature: current member roster (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Scott Van Binsbergen - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)
Scott Van Binsbergen (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

David J Torgelson

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work: Renville County Attorney

David J Torgelson has been the Renville County Attorney since 1999. He previously worked as an assistant attorney for several counties and the City of Montevideo and as an attorney for Bankers Systems Inc., and earned his law degree at the University of Minnesota.

Sources for Torgelson

David J Torgelson (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 State General Election candidate file (cand.txt) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)

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