2012 Minnesota elections
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2012 Minnesota general election
| country = Minnesota
| flag_year = 1983
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2010 Minnesota elections
| previous_year = 2010
| next_election = 2014 Minnesota elections
| next_year = 2014
| election_date = November 6, 2012
}}
{{Elections in Minnesota}}
Elections were held in Minnesota on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Primary elections took place on August 14, 2012.{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1705 | title=2012 Election Results | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=December 3, 2012}} The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) saw wins across the board, gaining a majority in both state legislative houses and flipping one congressional seat. Two Republican-supported constitutional amendments on were struck down.{{cite news |last1=Scheck |first1=Tom |last2=Nelson |first2=Tim |last3=Vogel |first3=Jennifer |title=Democrats win Minnesota House, Senate |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/11/07/legislature |access-date=1 February 2025 |work=Minnesota Public Radio |date=November 7, 2012}}
Federal
= United States Senate =
{{main|United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012}}
{{see also|United States Senate elections, 2012}}
Democratic–Farmer–Labor candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar won re-election over Republican state Representative Kurt Bills.
= United States House of Representatives=
{{main|United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2012}}
{{see also|United States House of Representatives elections, 2012}}
All eight seats of the Minnesota delegation in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2012. All eight incumbents were seeking re-election. The DFL won five seats, flipping District 8.
State
=Ballot measures=
{{main|Minnesota Amendment 1|Minnesota Amendment 2}}
Two constitutional amendments regarding same-sex marriage and voter identification were on the ballot. Both were defeated.
=Minnesota Senate=
{{main|Minnesota Senate election, 2012}}
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate were up for election in 2012. The DFL won a majority with 39 seats.
=Minnesota House of Representatives=
{{main|Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2012}}
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election in 2012. The DFL won a majority with 73 seats.
Local
Many elections for local offices were also held on November 6, 2012.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107175716/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=4 Elections & Voting] at the Minnesota Secretary of State office
{{Minnesota elections}}
{{United States elections, 2012}}