2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 2012, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 88th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 14, 2012.

2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderPaul ThissenKurt Zellers
PartyDemocratic (DFL)Republican
Leader sinceNovember 4, 2010June 23, 2009
Leader's seat61B–Minneapolis34B–Maple Grove
Last election62 seats, 48.49%72 seats, 50.44%
Seats won7361
Seat changeIncrease11Decrease11
Popular vote1,468,3641,233,214
Percentage53.74%45.13%
SwingIncrease5.25 ppDecrease5.31 pp

Results by district

Speaker before election

Kurt Zellers
Republican

Elected Speaker

Paul Thissen
Democratic (DFL)

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Republican Party of Minnesota.[1] This was the first election for the Republicans since it won a majority of seats in the 2010 election, after losing a majority to the DFL in the 2006 election. The new Legislature convened on January 8, 2013.

Primary election results

DistrictPartyCandidatesVotes%
2BRepublicanSteve Green79053.45
David Collins68846.55
DFLBrita Sailer1,188100.00
4ARepublicanTravis Reimche76869.44
Ken Lucier26223.69
Benjamin Larson766.87
DFLBen Lien85374.30
Sue Wiger29525.70
6BRepublicanJesse Colangelo68964.21
Dan Darbo38435.79
DFLJason Metsa3,39653.96
Lorrie Janatopoulos2,59041.16
Dave Meyer3074.88
7ARepublicanTherese Bower400100.00
DFLTom Huntley3,33781.51
Brandon Clokey75718.49
8BRepublicanMary Franson1,167100.00
DFLBob Cunniff1,34275.82
Bruce Campbell42824.18
10BRepublicanDale Lueck1,538100.00
DFLJoe Radinovich2,42276.00
David Schaaf76524.00
11AIndependenceCory Pylkka27100.00
RepublicanJim Putnam621100.00
DFLMike Sundin2,36457.60
Bruce Ahlgren1,74042.40
11BRepublicanBen Wiener1,84857.39
Mitch Pangerl1,37242.61
DFLTim Faust2,19362.57
Nathan Johnson1,31237.43
15BRepublicanJim Newberger679100.00
DFLBrian Johnson48077.80
Bruno Gad13722.20
17BIndependenceZachary Liebl63100.00
RepublicanBruce Vogel689100.00
DFLMary Sawatzky1,99465.92
Jessica Rohloff1,03134.08
24ARepublicanJohn Petersburg1,48866.10
Larry Johnson76333.90
DFLCraig Brenden484100.00
33BRepublicanCindy Pugh2,25170.34
Steve Smith94929.66
DFLDenise Bader681100.00
35BRepublicanPeggy Scott987100.00
DFLSam Scott49770.80
Samuel Beard20529.20
37BRepublicanTim Sanders97889.72
Torey Hall11210.28
DFLJon Chlebeck522100.00
43ARepublicanStacey Stout774100.00
DFLPeter Fischer1,53453.67
Bob Hill1,32446.33
43BRepublicanKevin Klein33655.45
Bob Zick27044.55
DFLLeon Lillie1,224100.00
51ARepublicanDiane Anderson979100.00
DFLSandra Masin82888.09
Milton Walden11211.91
52ARepublicanJoe Blum70453.74
David Meisinger60646.26
DFLRick Hansen1,242100.00
55BRepublicanTony Albright89778.75
Tim Jesperson24221.25
DFLTravis Burton449100.00
59ARepublicanCindy Lilly225100.00
DFLJoe Mullery1,44177.27
Marcus Harcus42422.73
59BRepublicanGary Mazzotta9855.37
Bill McGaughey7944.63
DFLRaymond Dehn87737.15
Terra Cole85736.30
Ian Alexander62726.56

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[2]

General election

Opinion polling

Polling firm/clientPolling periodSample
size
Margin of
error (pp)
RepublicanDFLIndependenceOtherUndecided
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TVNovember 1–3, 2012556 LV±4.240%48%6%6%1%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TVOctober 26–28, 2012574 LV±4.240%45%8%6%1%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TVOctober 12–14, 2012550 LV±4.336%45%8%3%9%
Public Policy PollingOctober 5–8, 2012937 LV±3.240%52%8%
Public Policy PollingSeptember 10–11, 2012824 LV±3.444%47%9%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TVSeptember 6–9, 2012551 LV±4.338%45%6%3%9%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TVJuly 17–19, 2012552 LV±4.340%45%8%2%6%
Public Policy PollingMay 31 – June 3, 2012973±3.136%48%16%
Public Policy PollingJanuary 21–22, 20121,236±2.839%48%14%
Public Policy Polling Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback MachineMay 27–30, 20111,179±2.940%49%11%

Results

Districts won.
Summary of the November 6, 2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No.%ppNo.No.%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party1321,468,36453.74 5.2573 1154.48
Republican Party of Minnesota1321,233,21445.13 5.3161 1145.52
Independence Party of Minnesota1013,5850.50 0.100 0.00
Constitution Party of Minnesota23,6260.13 0.060 0.00
Ecology Democracy Party11,4230.05 0.050 0.00
Independent12,3030.08 0.090 0.00
Write-inN/A9,9180.36 0.180 0.00
Total2,732,433100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes218,3477.40 4.13
Turnout (out of 3,861,043 eligible voters)[3]2,950,78076.42 20.59
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[4] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[5]

District results

DistrictCandidatesPartyVotes%Winner
Party
1ADan FabianRepublican11,14660.17Republican
Bruce PattersonDFL7,37039.78
1BDeb KielRepublican9,40151.90Republican
Marc DemersDFL8,68547.95
2ARoger EricksonDFL10,73054.60DFL
Dave HancockRepublican8,90145.29
2BSteve GreenRepublican9,75950.96Republican
Brita SailerDFL9,37648.96
3ADavid DillDFL14,67166.75DFL
Jim TuomalaRepublican7,22832.88
3BMary MurphyDFL14,36664.93DFL
Keith MacDonaldRepublican7,72734.93
4ABen LienDFL10,01154.80DFL
Travis ReimcheRepublican8,21844.99
4BPaul MarquartDFL12,63765.23DFL
Paul SandmanRepublican6,71934.68
5AJohn PersellDFL10,90156.12DFL
Larry HowesRepublican8,49743.75
5BTom AnzelcDFL11,16253.41DFL
Carolyn McElfatrickRepublican9,70746.45
6ACarly MelinDFL14,58970.79DFL
Roger WeberRepublican5,98929.06
6BJason MetsaDFL15,14668.17DFL
Jesse ColangeloRepublican7,01231.56
7ATom HuntleyDFL15,62270.88DFL
Therese BowerRepublican6,30228.59
7BErik SimonsonDFL12,45062.49DFL
Travis SilversRepublican4,34521.81
8ABud NornesRepublican13,19062.77Republican
Chester NettestadDFL7,80037.12
8BMary FransonRepublican10,64249.98Republican
Bob CunniffDFL10,63049.93
9AMark AndersonRepublican10,97257.97Republican
Don NilesDFL7,92241.86
9BRon KreshaRepublican9,88152.97Republican
Adrian WelleDFL8,75146.91
10AJohn WardDFL11,78956.98DFL
Chris KellettRepublican8,87242.88
10BJoe RadinovichDFL11,08750.69DFL
Dale LueckRepublican10,76449.22
11AMike SundinDFL12,61063.87DFL
Jim PutnamRepublican5,93130.04
Cory PylkkaIndependence1,1645.90
11BTim FaustDFL9,39651.23DFL
Ben WienerRepublican8,90848.57
12AJay McNamarDFL10,09247.49DFL
Scott DutcherRepublican9,83746.29
Dave HolmanIndependence1,3056.14
12BPaul AndersonRepublican13,04366.33Republican
Rick RosenfieldDFL6,61133.62
13AJeff HoweRepublican12,07359.08Republican
Richard BohannonDFL8,33740.80
13BTim O'DriscollRepublican12,07660.22Republican
Shannon SchroederDFL7,94639.62
14ASteve GottwaltRepublican10,26953.90Republican
Anne NolanDFL8,72645.80
14BZach DorholtDFL10,01756.22DFL
King BanaianRepublican7,74943.49
15ASondra EricksonRepublican10,02752.36Republican
Joe WalshDFL9,10647.55
15BJim NewbergerRepublican11,41457.77Republican
Brian JohnsonDFL8,31642.09
16AChris SwedzinskiRepublican10,99156.72Republican
Al KruseDFL8,36343.16
16BPaul TorkelsonRepublican11,24356.14Republican
James KanneDFL6,46632.29
Jerry PagelIndependent2,30311.50
17AAndrew FalkDFL10,48953.86DFL
Tim MillerRepublican8,95645.99
17BMary SawatzkyDFL9,37048.30DFL
Bruce VogelRepublican8,56244.13
Zachary LieblIndependence1,4577.51
18ADean UrdahlRepublican11,74458.28Republican
Nancy LarsonDFL8,37241.55
18BGlenn GruenhagenRepublican11,05358.00Republican
Logan CampaDFL7,97141.83
19ATerry MorrowDFL17,26397.65DFL
19BKathy BrynaertDFL11,89763.93DFL
Thad ShunkwilerRepublican6,66035.79
20AKelby WoodardRepublican10,87854.46Republican
Ryan WolfDFL9,07145.41
20BDavid BlyDFL11,70056.90DFL
Brian WermerskirchenRepublican8,84343.00
21ATim KellyRepublican12,17457.49Republican
John BaconDFL8,96942.35
21BSteve DrazkowskiRepublican11,75957.95Republican
Bruce MontplaisirDFL8,51141.94
22AJoe SchomackerRepublican11,55559.01Republican
Eugene ShortDFL8,00640.88
22BRod HamiltonRepublican10,16560.06Republican
Cheryl Avenel-NavaraDFL6,74539.85
23ABob GuntherRepublican11,54456.39Republican
Kevin LabenzDFL8,90843.51
23BTony CornishRepublican16,27896.25Republican
24AJohn PetersburgRepublican9,90652.18Republican
Craig BrendenDFL9,03647.60
24BPatti FritzDFL9,98856.71DFL
Dan KaiserRepublican7,60843.20
25ADuane QuamRepublican11,05654.55Republican
John VossenDFL9,18845.34
25BKim NortonDFL11,86957.53DFL
Melissa ValerianoRepublican8,72542.29
26ATina LieblingDFL10,48458.80DFL
Breanna BlyRepublican7,30640.97
26BMike BensonRepublican12,42757.10Republican
Pat StallmanDFL9,29542.71
27AShannon SavickDFL9,74347.70DFL
Rich MurrayRepublican9,09044.50
William WagnerIndependence1,5747.71
27BJeanne PoppeDFL11,48662.78DFL
Nathan NeitzellRepublican6,79237.12
28AGene PelowskiDFL12,96966.68DFL
Adam PaceRepublican6,43533.08
28BGreg DavidsRepublican12,00658.22Republican
Ken TschumperDFL8,54241.42
29AJoe McDonaldRepublican13,00261.94Republican
Susann DyeDFL7,95437.89
29BMarion O'NeillRepublican9,65450.15Republican
Barrett ChrissisDFL8,13642.26
Eugene NewcombeIndependence1,4297.42
30ANick ZerwasRepublican12,72363.74Republican
Holly NeumanDFL7,21736.16
30BDavid FitzSimmonsRepublican12,02261.84Republican
Sharon ShimekDFL7,38637.99
31AKurt DaudtRepublican11,99060.42Republican
Ryan FiereckDFL7,82339.42
31BTom HackbarthRepublican13,10160.84Republican
Louise Fay WoodberryDFL8,39138.97
32ABrian JohnsonRepublican10,01451.37Republican
Paul GammelDFL8,60144.13
Paul BergleyConstitution8514.37
32BBob BarrettRepublican10,64450.87Republican
Rick OlseenDFL10,25149.00
33AJerry HertausRepublican14,71762.09Republican
Todd MikkelsonDFL8,96337.81
33BCindy PughRepublican13,21154.36Republican
Denise BaderDFL11,05345.48
34AJoyce PeppinRepublican14,38664.24Republican
Adam FisherDFL7,98335.65
34BKurt ZellersRepublican12,80254.52Republican
David HodenDFL10,65245.36
35AJim AbelerRepublican11,90658.71Republican
Andy HillebregtDFL6,75533.31
Justin BoalsIndependence1,5877.83
35BPeggy ScottRepublican13,12059.09Republican
Sam ScottDFL9,05240.77
36AMark UglemRepublican10,69151.00Republican
Grace BaltichDFL10,23548.83
36BMelissa HortmanDFL11,67955.22DFL
Andrew ReinhardtRepublican8,55540.45
Andrew KratoskaIndependence8914.21
37AJerry NewtonDFL11,84357.18DFL
Mandy BenzRepublican8,83042.64
37BTim SandersRepublican11,41653.90Republican
Jon ChlebeckDFL9,72345.90
38ALinda RunbeckRepublican12,19758.00Republican
Patrick DavernDFL8,80241.85
38BMatt DeanRepublican12,37452.30Republican
Greg PariseauDFL11,24847.54
39ABob DettmerRepublican13,03357.41Republican
John BrunoDFL9,63842.45
39BKathy LohmerRepublican12,10052.99Republican
Tom DeGreeDFL10,70746.89
40AMike NelsonDFL11,97297.18DFL
40BDebra HilstromDFL12,02471.24DFL
Richard CushingRepublican4,81028.50
41AConnie BernardyDFL12,65361.65DFL
Dale HelmRepublican7,82938.15
41BCarolyn LaineDFL11,94358.50DFL
Laura PalmerRepublican5,66927.77
Tim UtzConstitution2,77513.59
42ABarb YarussoDFL12,12253.30DFL
Russ BertschRepublican10,59146.56
42BJason IsaacsonDFL12,88457.53DFL
Ken RubenzerRepublican9,46242.25
43APeter FischerDFL11,61652.71DFL
Stacey StoutRepublican10,37447.08
43BLeon LillieDFL12,44560.42DFL
Kevin KleinRepublican8,11139.38
44ASarah AndersonRepublican12,11451.22Republican
Audrey BrittonDFL11,50648.65
44BJohn BensonDFL13,75455.82DFL
Mark StefanRepublican10,84844.03
45ALyndon CarlsonDFL12,52059.59DFL
Jeff PauleyRepublican8,45940.26
45BMike FreibergDFL15,05365.95DFL
Reid JohnsonRepublican7,74033.91
46ARyan WinklerDFL15,24965.89DFL
John SwansonRepublican7,86033.96
46BSteve SimonDFL14,95669.98DFL
David ArvidsonRepublican6,37229.81
47AErnie LeidigerRepublican12,93862.53Republican
Keith PickeringDFL7,71837.30
47BJoe HoppeRepublican16,39197.15Republican
48AYvonne SelcerDFL12,45850.34DFL
Kirk StensrudRepublican12,25649.52
48BJenifer LoonRepublican12,78758.91Republican
Tori HillDFL8,89140.96
49ARon ErhardtDFL14,10155.79DFL
Bill GlahnRepublican11,13944.07
49BPaul RosenthalDFL13,56053.31DFL
Terry JacobsonRepublican11,84046.55
50ALinda SlocumDFL12,03662.14DFL
Craig MarstonRepublican5,86430.28
Joseph KochIndependence1,4397.43
50BAnn LenczewskiDFL14,80065.27DFL
Richard BohnenRepublican7,83634.56
51ASandra MasinDFL11,72455.49DFL
Diane AndersonRepublican9,35444.28
51BLaurie HalversonDFL12,21051.88DFL
Doug WardlowRepublican11,29848.01
52ARick HansenDFL13,73262.45DFL
Joe BlumRepublican8,21637.36
52BJoe AtkinsDFL14,49366.02DFL
Paul TuschyRepublican7,43033.85
53AJoAnn WardDFL11,93256.19DFL
Pam CunninghamRepublican9,26943.65
53BAndrea KiefferRepublican12,06054.84Republican
Ann Marie MetzgerDFL9,90945.06
54ADan SchoenDFL11,06954.82DFL
Derrick LehrkeRepublican7,66437.96
Ron LischeidIndependence1,4287.07
54BDenny McNamaraRepublican12,49357.43Republican
Joanna BayersDFL9,22842.42
55AMike BeardRepublican10,00854.55Republican
Chuck BergDFL8,29445.21
55BTony AlbrightRepublican13,56963.39Republican
Travis BurtonDFL7,80836.48
56APam MyhraRepublican10,90553.93Republican
Dave John JensenDFL9,27845.88
56BWill MorganDFL10,68550.32DFL
Roz PetersonRepublican10,51549.52
57ATara MackRepublican11,42053.37Republican
Roberta GibbonsDFL9,94146.46
57BAnna WillsRepublican11,90653.18Republican
Jeff WilfahrtDFL10,45246.69
58AMary Liz HolbergRepublican12,41959.09Republican
Colin LeeDFL8,57440.80
58BPat GarofaloRepublican12,52059.47Republican
Jim ArltDFL8,51240.44
59AJoe MulleryDFL14,01784.00DFL
Cindy LillyRepublican2,57715.44
59BRaymond DehnDFL12,79072.39DFL
Gary MazzottaRepublican3,34618.94
Anthony HiltonEcology
Democracy
1,4238.05
60ADiane LoefflerDFL17,02181.87DFL
Brent MillsopRepublican3,68717.73
60BPhyllis KahnDFL12,47277.98DFL
Kody ZalewskiRepublican3,39221.21
61AFrank HornsteinDFL19,66380.22DFL
Devin GawnemarkRepublican4,78719.53
61BPaul ThissenDFL19,74881.39DFL
Nate AtkinsRepublican4,44818.33
62AKaren ClarkDFL12,67289.56DFL
Kurt HannaRepublican1,4109.97
62BSusan AllenDFL16,31888.63DFL
Tom JohnsonRepublican2,02511.00
63AJim DavnieDFL19,68085.42DFL
Kirk BrinkRepublican3,28914.28
63BJean WageniusDFL17,18176.38DFL
Matt AshleyRepublican5,24023.30
64AErin MurphyDFL17,82878.77DFL
Andrew OjedaRepublican4,73720.93
64BMichael PaymarDFL17,27372.11DFL
Brandon CarmackRepublican6,61227.60
65ARena MoranDFL13,26384.40DFL
Daniel LippRepublican2,38715.19
65BCarlos MarianiDFL13,17677.96DFL
Carlos ConwayRepublican3,65321.62
66AAlice HausmanDFL14,16062.97DFL
Mark FotschRepublican6,98431.06
Dave ThomasIndependence1,3115.83
66BJohn LeschDFL11,50479.20DFL
Ben BlomgrenRepublican2,95120.32
67ATim MahoneyDFL10,53377.84DFL
Cathy HennellyRepublican2,94121.73
67BSheldon JohnsonDFL11,31875.77DFL
John QuinnRepublican3,56923.89

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