2012 Minnesota Senate election
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{{for|Minnesota's 2012 U.S. Senate election|2012 United States Senate election in Minnesota}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Minnesota Senate election
| country = Minnesota
| flag_year = 1983
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2010 Minnesota Senate election
| previous_year = 2010
| next_election = 2016 Minnesota Senate election
| next_year = 2016
| election_date = {{Start date|2012|11|06}}
| seats_for_election = All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate
| majority_seats = 34
| image1 = File:TomBakk cropped.JPG
| image_size = 150x150px
| leader1 = Tom Bakk
| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| leader_since1 = November 4, 2010
| leaders_seat1 = 3rd–Cook
| last_election1 = 30 seats, 48.91%
| seats1 = 39
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}9
| popular_vote1 = 1,532,065
| percentage1 = 55.83%
| swing1 = {{increase}}6.92 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}
| image2 = File:2016Senjem (cropped).jpg
| leader2 = Dave Senjem
| party2 = Republican Party of Minnesota
| leader_since2 = December 27, 2011
| leaders_seat2 = 25th–Rochester
| last_election2 = 37 seats, 49.72%
| seats2 = 28
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}9
| popular_vote2 = 1,193,356
| percentage2 = 43.49%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}6.23 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}
| map_image = MN Senate 2012.svg
| title = Majority Leader
| before_election = Dave Senjem
| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| after_election = Tom Bakk
| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
}}
{{Elections in Minnesota}}
The 2012 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 2012, to elect members to the Senate of the 88th and 89th Minnesota Legislatures. A primary election was held in several districts on August 14, 2012.
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Republican Party of Minnesota.{{cite web | url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/177543791.html | title=DFLers end GOP control in Legislature after two years | work=Star Tribune | date=November 7, 2012 | access-date=November 30, 2012 | author=Brooks, Jennifer}} This was the first election for the Republicans since it won a majority of seats in the 2010 election, its first since the return of partisan elections to the Senate in 1976. The new Legislature convened on January 8, 2013.
Primary election results
| class="wikitable" |
| District
! Party ! Candidates ! Votes ! % |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 1
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Steve Nordhagen | align="right" | 1,574 | align="right" | 72.77 |
| Jual Carlson
| align="right" | 589 | align="right" | 27.23 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| align="right" | 3,218 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" | 5
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 2,654 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| align="right" | 3,981 | align="right" | 72.39 |
| Laverne Pederson
| align="right" | 1,518 | align="right" | 27.61 |
| rowspan="3" | 10
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 2,350 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| Taylor Stevenson | align="right" | 2,873 | align="right" | 57.38 |
| Anne Marcotte
| align="right" | 2,134 | align="right" | 42.62 |
| rowspan="3" | 13
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 1,484 | align="right" | 90.27 |
| Fadumo Yusuf
| align="right" | 160 | align="right" | 9.73 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| Peggy Boeck | align="right" | 765 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" | 15
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 1,725 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| Sally Knox | align="right" | 1,183 | align="right" | 62.56 |
| Ron Thiessen
| align="right" | 708 | align="right" | 37.44 |
| rowspan="3" | 17
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 1,490 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| align="right" | 3,019 | align="right" | 57.20 |
| Larry Rice
| align="right" | 2,259 | align="right" | 42.80 |
| rowspan="3" | 20
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Mike Dudley | align="right" | 2,590 | align="right" | 86.62 |
| Gene Thomas Kornder
| align="right" | 400 | align="right" | 13.38 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| align="right" | 2,323 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" | 30
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 1,620 | align="right" | 73.44 |
| Paul Bolin
| align="right" | 586 | align="right" | 26.56 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| Paul Perovich | align="right" | 806 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" | 33
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 2,885 | align="right" | 50.94 |
| Connie Doepke
| align="right" | 2,778 | align="right" | 49.06 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| Judy Rogosheske | align="right" | 1,187 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" | 39
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 1,941 | align="right" | 67.26 |
| Eric Michael Langness
| align="right" | 945 | align="right" | 32.74 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| align="right" | 2,235 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="2" | 40
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 2,005 | align="right" | 81.01 |
| Timothy Davis
| align="right" | 470 | align="right" | 18.99 |
| rowspan="3" | 45
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Blair Tremere | align="right" | 978 | align="right" | 54.36 |
| Timothy Hall
| align="right" | 821 | align="right" | 45.64 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| Ann Rest | align="right" | 3,851 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" | 46
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Paul Scofield | align="right" | 544 | align="right" | 56.43 |
| Roger Champagne
| align="right" | 420 | align="right" | 43.57 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| Ron Latz | align="right" | 3,205 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" | 47
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 2,114 | align="right" | 58.43 |
| Bruce Schwichtenberg
| align="right" | 1,504 | align="right" | 41.57 |
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| James Weygand | align="right" | 824 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" | 55
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 1,666 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| Kathy Busch | align="right" | 1,059 | align="right" | 87.52 |
| Josh Ondich
| align="right" | 151 | align="right" | 12.48 |
| rowspan="3" | 57
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Pat Hall | align="right" | 1,937 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| align="right" | 1,456 | align="right" | 78.66 |
| Mike Germain
| align="right" | 395 | align="right" | 21.34 |
| rowspan="3" | 64
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Sharon Anderson | align="right" | 632 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| align="right" | 5,797 | align="right" | 89.43 |
| Alexander Jeffries
| align="right" | 685 | align="right" | 10.57 |
| rowspan="4" | 67
| rowspan="1" {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Mike Capistrant | align="right" | 425 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL
| align="right" | 2,142 | align="right" | 44.21 |
| Robert Humphrey
| align="right" | 1,897 | align="right" | 39.15 |
| Tom Dimond
| align="right" | 806 | align="right" | 16.64 |
{{small|Source: Minnesota Secretary of State{{cite web | url=http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateSenate/2?districttype=SN | title=Results for All State Senate Races | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=February 18, 2014}}}}
General election
=Opinion polling=
{{#section:Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2012|polling}}
=Predictions=
Results
File:2012 Minnesota Senate seats won by party.svg
| class="wikitable"
|+ Summary of the November 6, 2012 Minnesota Senate election results |
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party
! rowspan="2" | Candidates ! colspan="3" | Votes ! colspan="3" | Seats |
|---|
| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! % ! ∆{{abbr|pp|Percentage points}} ! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! ∆{{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! % |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}" |
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | align="right" | 67 | align="right" | 1,532,065 | align="right" | 55.83 | align="right" | {{Increase}}6.92 | align="right" | 39 | align="right" | {{Increase}}9 | align="right" | 58.21 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}" |
| Republican Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 63 | align="right" | 1,193,356 | align="right" | 43.49 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}6.23 | align="right" | 28 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}9 | align="right" | 41.79 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independence Party of Minnesota}}" |
| Independence Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 6,102 | align="right" | 0.22 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}0.47 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 5,196 | align="right" | 0.19 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}0.12 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|write-in candidate}}" |
| Write-in | align="right" | N/A | align="right" | 7,251 | align="right" | 0.26 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}0.07 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Total
| align="right" | 2,743,970 | align="right" | 100.00 | align="right" | ±0.00 | align="right" | 67 | align="right" | ±0 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Invalid/blank votes
| colspan="1" align="right" | 206,810 | colspan="1" align="right" | 7.01 | colspan="1" align="right" | {{IncreaseNegative}}3.78 | rowspan="2" colspan="3" | |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Turnout (out of 3,861,043 eligible voters){{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1744/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2014.pdf | title=Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=August 13, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| colspan="1" align="right" | 2,950,780 | colspan="1" align="right" | 76.42 | colspan="1" align="right" | {{Increase}}20.59 |
| colspan="9" | {{small|Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,{{cite web | url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateSenate/1?districttype=SN | title=Results for All State Senate Races | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=December 6, 2012}} Minnesota Legislative Reference Library{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus?body=s | title=Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | access-date=December 6, 2012}}}} |
=District results=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| District
! Candidates ! Party ! Votes ! % ! Winner |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1
| data-sort-value="Stumpf, LeRoy" | LeRoy Stumpf | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 22,298 | align="right" | 60.59 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Nordhagen, Steve" | Steve Nordhagen
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 14,475 | align="right" | 39.33 |
| rowspan="2" | 2
| data-sort-value="Skoe, Rod" | Rod Skoe | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 21,269 | align="right" | 54.92 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Moser, Dennis" | Dennis Moser
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 17,423 | align="right" | 44.99 |
| rowspan="2" | 3
| data-sort-value="Bakk, Tom" | Tom Bakk | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 28,427 | align="right" | 64.59 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Havlick, Jennifer" | Jennifer Havlick
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 15,509 | align="right" | 35.24 |
| rowspan="2" | 4
| data-sort-value="Eken, Kent" | Kent Eken | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 19,833 | align="right" | 52.17 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Hansen, Phil" | Phil Hansen
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 18,132 | align="right" | 47.70 |
| rowspan="2" | 5
| data-sort-value="Saxhaug, Tom" | Tom Saxhaug | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 21,301 | align="right" | 52.33 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Carlson, John" | John Carlson
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 19,362 | align="right" | 47.56 |
| rowspan="2" | 6
| data-sort-value="Tomassoni, David" | David Tomassoni | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 30,882 | align="right" | 71.58 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Anderson, Brandon" | Brandon Anderson
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 12,220 | align="right" | 28.32 |
| rowspan="2" | 7
| data-sort-value="Reinert, Roger" | Roger Reinert | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 32,684 | align="right" | 76.90 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Verry, Tyler" | Tyler Verry
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 9,621 | align="right" | 22.64 |
| rowspan="2" | 8
| data-sort-value="Ingebrigtsen, Bill" | Bill Ingebrigtsen | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 22,693 | align="right" | 52.86 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Skogen, Dan" | Dan Skogen
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 20,197 | align="right" | 47.04 |
| rowspan="2" | 9
| data-sort-value="Gazelka, Paul" | Paul Gazelka | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 20,527 | align="right" | 53.65 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Doty, Al" | Al Doty
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 17,687 | align="right" | 46.22 |
| rowspan="2" | 10
| data-sort-value="Ruud, Carrie" | Carrie Ruud | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 22,848 | align="right" | 53.88 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Stevenson, Taylor" | Taylor Stevenson
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 19,490 | align="right" | 45.96 |
| rowspan="2" | 11
| data-sort-value="Lourey, Tony" | Tony Lourey | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 24,342 | align="right" | 64.22 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Saumer, Bill" | Bill Saumer
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 13,505 | align="right" | 35.63 |
| rowspan="2" | 12
| data-sort-value="Westrom, Torrey" | Torrey Westrom | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 25,279 | align="right" | 61.49 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Schultz, John" | John Schultz
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 15,801 | align="right" | 38.44 |
| rowspan="2" | 13
| data-sort-value="Fischbach, Michelle" | Michelle Fischbach | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 26,015 | align="right" | 63.53 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Boeck, Peggy" | Peggy Boeck
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 14,871 | align="right" | 36.32 |
| rowspan="2" | 14
| data-sort-value="Pederson, John" | John Pederson | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 19,351 | align="right" | 52.47 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="McCarter, Jerry" | Jerry McCarter
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 17,434 | align="right" | 47.27 |
| rowspan="2" | 15
| data-sort-value="Brown, Dave" | Dave Brown | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 21,917 | align="right" | 56.55 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Knox, Sally" | Sally Knox
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 16,787 | align="right" | 43.31 |
| rowspan="2" | 16
| data-sort-value="Dahms, Gary" | Gary Dahms | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 20,922 | align="right" | 53.01 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Suss, Ted" | Ted Suss
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 18,496 | align="right" | 46.87 |
| rowspan="2" | 17
| data-sort-value="Koenen, Lyle" | Lyle Koenen | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 21,621 | align="right" | 55.40 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Gimse, Joe" | Joe Gimse
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 17,350 | align="right" | 44.46 |
| rowspan="2" | 18
| data-sort-value="Newman, Scott" | Scott Newman | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 22,556 | align="right" | 58.15 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Schiroo, Steven" | Steven Schiroo
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 16,180 | align="right" | 41.71 |
| rowspan="1" | 19
| data-sort-value="Sheran, Kathy" | Kathy Sheran | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 33,291 | align="right" | 97.52 | rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| rowspan="2" | 20
| data-sort-value="Dahle, Kevin" | Kevin Dahle | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 20,627 | align="right" | 50.02 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Dudley, Mike" | Mike Dudley
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 20,556 | align="right" | 49.85 |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| data-sort-value="Schmit, Matt" | Matt Schmit | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 21,937 | align="right" | 52.43 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Howe, John" | John Howe
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 19,846 | align="right" | 47.44 |
| rowspan="2" | 22
| data-sort-value="Weber, Bill" | Bill Weber | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 19,548 | align="right" | 52.76 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Oberloh, Alan" | Alan Oberloh
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 17,457 | align="right" | 47.11 |
| rowspan="2" | 23
| data-sort-value="Rosen, Julie" | Julie Rosen | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 25,838 | align="right" | 63.97 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Marquardt, Paul" | Paul Marquardt
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 14,516 | align="right" | 35.94 |
| rowspan="2" | 24
| data-sort-value="Jensen, Vicki" | Vicki Jensen | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 19,248 | align="right" | 52.60 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Swedin, Vern" | Vern Swedin
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 17,286 | align="right" | 47.23 |
| rowspan="2" | 25
| data-sort-value="Senjem, Dave" | Dave Senjem | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 22,299 | align="right" | 53.72 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Ohly, Judy" | Judy Ohly
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 19,149 | align="right" | 46.13 |
| rowspan="2" | 26
| data-sort-value="Nelson, Carla" | Carla Nelson | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 22,263 | align="right" | 55.62 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Moen, Kenneth" | Kenneth Moen
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 17,692 | align="right" | 44.20 |
| rowspan="2" | 27
| data-sort-value="Sparks, Dan" | Dan Sparks | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 26,552 | align="right" | 68.22 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Anderson, Linden" | Linden Anderson
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 12,334 | align="right" | 31.69 |
| rowspan="2" | 28
| data-sort-value="Miller, Jeremy" | Jeremy Miller | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 23,122 | align="right" | 57.12 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Krage, Jack" | Jack Krage
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 17,303 | align="right" | 42.74 |
| rowspan="2" | 29
| data-sort-value="Anderson, Bruce" | Bruce Anderson | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 24,486 | align="right" | 60.56 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Doran, Brian" | Brian Doran
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 15,867 | align="right" | 39.25 |
| rowspan="2" | 30
| data-sort-value="Kiffmeyer, Mary" | Mary Kiffmeyer | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 25,205 | align="right" | 62.41 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Perovich, Paul" | Paul Perovich
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 15,125 | align="right" | 37.45 |
| rowspan="2" | 31
| data-sort-value="Benson, Michelle" | Michelle Benson | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 24,774 | align="right" | 58.64 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Starr, Mike" | Mike Starr
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 17,423 | align="right" | 41.24 |
| rowspan="2" | 32
| data-sort-value="Nienow, Sean" | Sean Nienow | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 21,955 | align="right" | 54.25 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Noordergraaf, Jeske" | Jeske Noordergraaf
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 18,450 | align="right" | 45.59 |
| rowspan="2" | 33
| data-sort-value="Osmek, David" | David Osmek | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 28,195 | align="right" | 58.92 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Rogosheske, Judy" | Judy Rogosheske
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 19,547 | align="right" | 40.85 |
| rowspan="2" | 34
| data-sort-value="Limmer, Warren" | Warren Limmer | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 25,847 | align="right" | 57.04 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Bahensky, Sharon" | Sharon Bahensky
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 19,406 | align="right" | 42.83 |
| rowspan="2" | 35
| data-sort-value="Petersen, Branden" | Branden Petersen | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 22,874 | align="right" | 54.21 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Perovich, Peter" | Peter Perovich
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 19,253 | align="right" | 45.63 |
| rowspan="2" | 36
| data-sort-value="Hoffman, John" | John Hoffman | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 22,194 | align="right" | 53.10 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Kruse, Benjamin" | Benjamin Kruse
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 19,522 | align="right" | 46.71 |
| rowspan="2" | 37
| data-sort-value="Johnson, Alice" | Alice Johnson | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 22,814 | align="right" | 53.23 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Wolf, Pam" | Pam Wolf
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 19,962 | align="right" | 46.57 |
| rowspan="2" | 38
| data-sort-value="Chamberlain, Roger" | Roger Chamberlain | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 23,817 | align="right" | 53.22 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Henderson, Timothy" | Timothy Henderson
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 20,849 | align="right" | 46.59 |
| rowspan="2" | 39
| data-sort-value="Housley, Karin" | Karin Housley | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 23,385 | align="right" | 50.62 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Bunn, Julie" | Julie Bunn
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 22,754 | align="right" | 49.25 |
| rowspan="1" | 40
| data-sort-value="Eaton, Chris" | Chris Eaton | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 25,165 | align="right" | 96.93 | rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| rowspan="2" | 41
| data-sort-value="Goodwin, Barb" | Barb Goodwin | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 25,842 | align="right" | 62.82 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Bauman, Gina" | Gina Bauman
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 15,200 | align="right" | 36.95 |
| rowspan="2" | 42
| data-sort-value="Scalze, Bev" | Bev Scalze | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 25,607 | align="right" | 55.57 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="King, April" | April King
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 20,400 | align="right" | 44.27 |
| rowspan="2" | 43
| data-sort-value="Wiger, Chuck" | Chuck Wiger | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 26,767 | align="right" | 62.25 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Johnson, Duane" | Duane Johnson
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 16,137 | align="right" | 37.53 |
| rowspan="2" | 44
| data-sort-value="Bonoff, Terri" | Terri Bonoff | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 27,203 | align="right" | 55.81 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Gaither, David" | David Gaither
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 21,464 | align="right" | 44.04 |
| rowspan="2" | 45
| data-sort-value="Rest, Ann" | Ann Rest | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 28,608 | align="right" | 65.45 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Tremere, Blair" | Blair Tremere
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 15,036 | align="right" | 34.40 |
| rowspan="2" | 46
| data-sort-value="Latz, Ron" | Ron Latz | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 29,755 | align="right" | 66.82 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Scofield, Paul" | Paul Scofield
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 14,680 | align="right" | 32.97 |
| rowspan="2" | 47
| data-sort-value="Ortman, Julianne" | Julianne Ortman | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 27,128 | align="right" | 63.76 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Weygand, James" | James Weygand
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 15,297 | align="right" | 35.96 |
| rowspan="2" | 48
| data-sort-value="Hann, David" | David Hann | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 23,730 | align="right" | 51.32 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="McKendry, Laurie" | Laurie McKendry
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 22,459 | align="right" | 48.58 |
| rowspan="2" | 49
| data-sort-value="Franzen, Melisa" | Melisa Franzen | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 26,893 | align="right" | 52.74 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Downey, Keith" | Keith Downey
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 24,045 | align="right" | 47.15 |
| rowspan="2" | 50
| data-sort-value="Wiklund, Melissa Halvorson" | Melissa Halvorson Wiklund | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 25,300 | align="right" | 60.85 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Wilcox, Vern" | Vern Wilcox
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 16,193 | align="right" | 38.95 |
| rowspan="2" | 51
| data-sort-value="Carlson, Jim" | Jim Carlson | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 23,969 | align="right" | 53.09 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Daley, Ted" | Ted Daley
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 21,096 | align="right" | 46.73 |
| rowspan="2" | 52
| data-sort-value="Metzen, James" | James Metzen | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 27,149 | align="right" | 62.00 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Rabuse, Dwight" | Dwight Rabuse
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 16,542 | align="right" | 37.78 |
| rowspan="2" | 53
| data-sort-value="Kent, Susan" | Susan Kent | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 22,781 | align="right" | 52.13 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Lillie, Ted" | Ted Lillie
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 20,857 | align="right" | 47.73 |
| rowspan="2" | 54
| data-sort-value="Sieben, Katie" | Katie Sieben | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 26,998 | align="right" | 63.80 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Quinlan, Janis" | Janis Quinlan
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 15,256 | align="right" | 36.05 |
| rowspan="2" | 55
| data-sort-value="Pratt, Eric" | Eric Pratt | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 22,254 | align="right" | 55.11 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Busch, Kathy" | Kathy Busch
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 18,070 | align="right" | 44.75 |
| rowspan="2" | 56
| data-sort-value="Hall, Dan" | Dan Hall | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 22,226 | align="right" | 53.92 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Thurman, Leon" | Leon Thurman
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 18,922 | align="right" | 45.90 |
| rowspan="2" | 57
| data-sort-value="Clausen, Greg" | Greg Clausen | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 23,890 | align="right" | 54.09 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Hall, Pat" | Pat Hall
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 20,199 | align="right" | 45.73 |
| rowspan="2" | 58
| data-sort-value="Thompson, Dave" | Dave Thompson | {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 24,097 | align="right" | 57.60 | rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican |
| data-sort-value="Brobston, Andrew" | Andrew Brobston
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 17,686 | align="right" | 42.28 |
| rowspan="2" | 59
| data-sort-value="Champion, Bobby Joe" | Bobby Joe Champion | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 28,441 | align="right" | 82.02 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Lilly, Jim" | Jim Lilly
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 6,082 | align="right" | 17.54 |
| rowspan="3" | 60
| data-sort-value="Dziedzic, Kari" | Kari Dziedzic | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 29,014 | align="right" | 77.06 | rowspan="3" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Lazarchic, Mark" | Mark Lazarchic
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 6,400 | align="right" | 17.00 |
| data-sort-value="Workcuff, Rahn" | Rahn Workcuff
| {{party shading/Independence}} | Independence | align="right" | 2,077 | align="right" | 5.52 |
| rowspan="1" | 61
| data-sort-value="Dibble, Scott" | Scott Dibble | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 41,075 | align="right" | 98.08 | rowspan="1" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| rowspan="2" | 62
| data-sort-value="Hayden, Jeff" | Jeff Hayden | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 27,516 | align="right" | 86.84 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Blair, Eric" | Eric Blair
| {{party shading/Independence}} | Independence | align="right" | 4,025 | align="right" | 12.70 |
| rowspan="2" | 63
| data-sort-value="Torres Ray, Patricia" | Patricia Torres Ray | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 36,866 | align="right" | 80.81 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Marron, Patrick" | Patrick Marron
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 8,636 | align="right" | 18.93 |
| rowspan="3" | 64
| data-sort-value="Cohen, Dick" | Dick Cohen | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 33,008 | align="right" | 69.67 | rowspan="3" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Anderson, Sharon" | Sharon Anderson
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 9,069 | align="right" | 19.14 |
| data-sort-value="Larson, Scott" | Scott Larson
| {{party shading/None}} | Independent | align="right" | 5,196 | align="right" | 10.97 |
| rowspan="2" | 65
| data-sort-value="Pappas, Sandy" | Sandy Pappas | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 27,365 | align="right" | 81.72 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Karschnia, Rick" | Rick Karschnia
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 5,998 | align="right" | 17.91 |
| rowspan="2" | 66
| data-sort-value="Marty, John" | John Marty | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 27,735 | align="right" | 73.82 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Brooks, Wayde" | Wayde Brooks
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 9,718 | align="right" | 25.87 |
| rowspan="2" | 67
| data-sort-value="Hawj, Foung" | Foung Hawj | {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL | align="right" | 21,630 | align="right" | 72.46 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/DFL}} | DFL |
| data-sort-value="Capistrant, Mike" | Mike Capistrant
| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican | align="right" | 8,094 | align="right" | 27.11 |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=12102 Color shaded map showing winning margin by district] (PDF) from [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1734 2012 Election Maps], Minnesota Secretary of State
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Category:2012 Minnesota elections