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Elections in Minnesota |
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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. [1]
The new Legislature convened on January 8, 2013.
A special election was held on January 12, 2012 to fill Senate district 59, which had been vacated by the resignation of DFLer Larry Pogemiller, who had been appointed to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. DFL nominee Kari Dziedzic defeated Republican Ben Schwanke by a wide margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Kari Dziedzic | 1,965 | 32.11 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Mohamud Noor | 1,626 | 26.57 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Peter Wagenius | 1,089 | 17.80 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Paul Ostrow | 792 | 12.94 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Jacob Frey | 473 | 7.73 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Alicia Frosch | 36 | 0.59 | |
Total votes | 5,981 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Kari Dziedzic | 3,393 | 79.41 | |
Republican | Ben Schwanke | 824 | 19.28 | |
Write-in | 56 | 1.31 | ||
Total votes | 4,273 | 100.0 |
A special election was held on April 20, 2012 to fill Senate district 20, which had been vacated by the death of DFLer Gary Kubly. DFL nominee Lyle Koenen defeated Republican Gregg Kulberg by a 14-point margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Lyle Koenen | 1,874 | 66.43 | |
Democratic (DFL) | John Schultz | 947 | 33.57 | |
Total votes | 2,821 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Lyle Koenen | 3,914 | 54.41 | |
Republican | Gregg Kulberg | 2,912 | 40.48 | |
Independence | Leon Greenslit | 364 | 5.06 | |
Write-in | 3 | 0.04 | ||
Total votes | 7,193 | 100.0 |
District | Party | Candidates | Votes | % |
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1 | Republican | Steve Nordhagen | 1,574 | 72.77 |
Jual Carlson | 589 | 27.23 | ||
DFL | LeRoy Stumpf | 3,218 | 100.00 | |
5 | Republican | John Carlson | 2,654 | 100.00 |
DFL | Tom Saxhaug | 3,981 | 72.39 | |
Laverne Pederson | 1,518 | 27.61 | ||
10 | Republican | Carrie Ruud | 2,350 | 100.00 |
DFL | Taylor Stevenson | 2,873 | 57.38 | |
Anne Marcotte | 2,134 | 42.62 | ||
13 | Republican | Michelle Fischbach | 1,484 | 90.27 |
Fadumo Yusuf | 160 | 9.73 | ||
DFL | Peggy Boeck | 765 | 100.00 | |
15 | Republican | Dave Brown | 1,725 | 100.00 |
DFL | Sally Knox | 1,183 | 62.56 | |
Ron Thiessen | 708 | 37.44 | ||
17 | Republican | Joe Gimse | 1,490 | 100.00 |
DFL | Lyle Koenen | 3,019 | 57.20 | |
Larry Rice | 2,259 | 42.80 | ||
20 | Republican | Mike Dudley | 2,590 | 86.62 |
Gene Thomas Kornder | 400 | 13.38 | ||
DFL | Kevin Dahle | 2,323 | 100.00 | |
30 | Republican | Mary Kiffmeyer | 1,620 | 73.44 |
Paul Bolin | 586 | 26.56 | ||
DFL | Paul Perovich | 806 | 100.00 | |
33 | Republican | David Osmek | 2,885 | 50.94 |
Connie Doepke | 2,778 | 49.06 | ||
DFL | Judy Rogosheske | 1,187 | 100.00 | |
39 | Republican | Karin Housley | 1,941 | 67.26 |
Eric Michael Langness | 945 | 32.74 | ||
DFL | Julie Bunn | 2,235 | 100.00 | |
40 | DFL | Chris Eaton | 2,005 | 81.01 |
Timothy Davis | 470 | 18.99 | ||
45 | Republican | Blair Tremere | 978 | 54.36 |
Timothy Hall | 821 | 45.64 | ||
DFL | Ann Rest | 3,851 | 100.00 | |
46 | Republican | Paul Scofield | 544 | 56.43 |
Roger Champagne | 420 | 43.57 | ||
DFL | Ron Latz | 3,205 | 100.00 | |
47 | Republican | Julianne Ortman | 2,114 | 58.43 |
Bruce Schwichtenberg | 1,504 | 41.57 | ||
DFL | James Weygand | 824 | 100.00 | |
55 | Republican | Eric Pratt | 1,666 | 100.00 |
DFL | Kathy Busch | 1,059 | 87.52 | |
Josh Ondich | 151 | 12.48 | ||
57 | Republican | Pat Hall | 1,937 | 100.00 |
DFL | Greg Clausen | 1,456 | 78.66 | |
Mike Germain | 395 | 21.34 | ||
64 | Republican | Sharon Anderson | 632 | 100.00 |
DFL | Dick Cohen | 5,797 | 89.43 | |
Alexander Jeffries | 685 | 10.57 | ||
67 | Republican | Mike Capistrant | 425 | 100.00 |
DFL | Foung Hawj | 2,142 | 44.21 | |
Robert Humphrey | 1,897 | 39.15 | ||
Tom Dimond | 806 | 16.64 |
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State [6]
Polling firm/client | Polling period | Sample size | Margin of error (pp) | Republican | DFL | Independence | Other | Undecided |
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SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV [7] | November 1–3, 2012 | 556 LV | ±4.2 | 40% | 48% | 6% | 6% | 1% |
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV [8] | October 26–28, 2012 | 574 LV | ±4.2 | 40% | 45% | 8% | 6% | 1% |
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV [9] | October 12–14, 2012 | 550 LV | ±4.3 | 36% | 45% | 8% | 3% | 9% |
Public Policy Polling [10] | October 5–8, 2012 | 937 LV | ±3.2 | 40% | 52% | — | — | 8% |
Public Policy Polling [11] | September 10–11, 2012 | 824 LV | ±3.4 | 44% | 47% | — | — | 9% |
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV [12] | September 6–9, 2012 | 551 LV | ±4.3 | 38% | 45% | 6% | 3% | 9% |
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV [13] | July 17–19, 2012 | 552 LV | ±4.3 | 40% | 45% | 8% | 2% | 6% |
Public Policy Polling [14] | May 31 – June 3, 2012 | 973 | ±3.1 | 36% | 48% | — | — | 16% |
Public Policy Polling [15] | January 21–22, 2012 | 1,236 | ±2.8 | 39% | 48% | — | — | 14% |
Public Policy Polling [16] | May 27–30, 2011 | 1,179 | ±2.9 | 40% | 49% | — | — | 11% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Governing [17] | Tossup | October 24, 2012 |
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
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No. | % | ∆pp | No. | ∆No. | % | |||
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 67 | 1,532,065 | 55.83 | ![]() | 39 | ![]() | 58.21 | |
Republican Party of Minnesota | 63 | 1,193,356 | 43.49 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 41.79 | |
Independence Party of Minnesota | 2 | 6,102 | 0.22 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | |
Independent | 1 | 5,196 | 0.19 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | |
Write-in | N/A | 7,251 | 0.26 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0.00 | |
Total | 2,743,970 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 206,810 | 7.01 | ![]() | |||||
Turnout (out of 3,861,043 eligible voters) [18] | 2,950,780 | 76.42 | ![]() | |||||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, [19] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library [20] |
District | Candidates | Party | Votes | % | Winner Party |
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1 | LeRoy Stumpf | DFL | 22,298 | 60.59 | DFL |
Steve Nordhagen | Republican | 14,475 | 39.33 | ||
2 | Rod Skoe | DFL | 21,269 | 54.92 | DFL |
Dennis Moser | Republican | 17,423 | 44.99 | ||
3 | Tom Bakk | DFL | 28,427 | 64.59 | DFL |
Jennifer Havlick | Republican | 15,509 | 35.24 | ||
4 | Kent Eken | DFL | 19,833 | 52.17 | DFL |
Phil Hansen | Republican | 18,132 | 47.70 | ||
5 | Tom Saxhaug | DFL | 21,301 | 52.33 | DFL |
John Carlson | Republican | 19,362 | 47.56 | ||
6 | David Tomassoni | DFL | 30,882 | 71.58 | DFL |
Brandon Anderson | Republican | 12,220 | 28.32 | ||
7 | Roger Reinert | DFL | 32,684 | 76.90 | DFL |
Tyler Verry | Republican | 9,621 | 22.64 | ||
8 | Bill Ingebrigtsen | Republican | 22,693 | 52.86 | Republican |
Dan Skogen | DFL | 20,197 | 47.04 | ||
9 | Paul Gazelka | Republican | 20,527 | 53.65 | Republican |
Al Doty | DFL | 17,687 | 46.22 | ||
10 | Carrie Ruud | Republican | 22,848 | 53.88 | Republican |
Taylor Stevenson | DFL | 19,490 | 45.96 | ||
11 | Tony Lourey | DFL | 24,342 | 64.22 | DFL |
Bill Saumer | Republican | 13,505 | 35.63 | ||
12 | Torrey Westrom | Republican | 25,279 | 61.49 | Republican |
John Schultz | DFL | 15,801 | 38.44 | ||
13 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 26,015 | 63.53 | Republican |
Peggy Boeck | DFL | 14,871 | 36.32 | ||
14 | John Pederson | Republican | 19,351 | 52.47 | Republican |
Jerry McCarter | DFL | 17,434 | 47.27 | ||
15 | Dave Brown | Republican | 21,917 | 56.55 | Republican |
Sally Knox | DFL | 16,787 | 43.31 | ||
16 | Gary Dahms | Republican | 20,922 | 53.01 | Republican |
Ted Suss | DFL | 18,496 | 46.87 | ||
17 | Lyle Koenen | DFL | 21,621 | 55.40 | DFL |
Joe Gimse | Republican | 17,350 | 44.46 | ||
18 | Scott Newman | Republican | 22,556 | 58.15 | Republican |
Steven Schiroo | DFL | 16,180 | 41.71 | ||
19 | Kathy Sheran | DFL | 33,291 | 97.52 | DFL |
20 | Kevin Dahle | DFL | 20,627 | 50.02 | DFL |
Mike Dudley | Republican | 20,556 | 49.85 | ||
21 | Matt Schmit | DFL | 21,937 | 52.43 | DFL |
John Howe | Republican | 19,846 | 47.44 | ||
22 | Bill Weber | Republican | 19,548 | 52.76 | Republican |
Alan Oberloh | DFL | 17,457 | 47.11 | ||
23 | Julie Rosen | Republican | 25,838 | 63.97 | Republican |
Paul Marquardt | DFL | 14,516 | 35.94 | ||
24 | Vicki Jensen | DFL | 19,248 | 52.60 | DFL |
Vern Swedin | Republican | 17,286 | 47.23 | ||
25 | Dave Senjem | Republican | 22,299 | 53.72 | Republican |
Judy Ohly | DFL | 19,149 | 46.13 | ||
26 | Carla Nelson | Republican | 22,263 | 55.62 | Republican |
Kenneth Moen | DFL | 17,692 | 44.20 | ||
27 | Dan Sparks | DFL | 26,552 | 68.22 | DFL |
Linden Anderson | Republican | 12,334 | 31.69 | ||
28 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | 23,122 | 57.12 | Republican |
Jack Krage | DFL | 17,303 | 42.74 | ||
29 | Bruce Anderson | Republican | 24,486 | 60.56 | Republican |
Brian Doran | DFL | 15,867 | 39.25 | ||
30 | Mary Kiffmeyer | Republican | 25,205 | 62.41 | Republican |
Paul Perovich | DFL | 15,125 | 37.45 | ||
31 | Michelle Benson | Republican | 24,774 | 58.64 | Republican |
Mike Starr | DFL | 17,423 | 41.24 | ||
32 | Sean Nienow | Republican | 21,955 | 54.25 | Republican |
Jeske Noordergraaf | DFL | 18,450 | 45.59 | ||
33 | David Osmek | Republican | 28,195 | 58.92 | Republican |
Judy Rogosheske | DFL | 19,547 | 40.85 | ||
34 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 25,847 | 57.04 | Republican |
Sharon Bahensky | DFL | 19,406 | 42.83 | ||
35 | Branden Petersen | Republican | 22,874 | 54.21 | Republican |
Peter Perovich | DFL | 19,253 | 45.63 | ||
36 | John Hoffman | DFL | 22,194 | 53.10 | DFL |
Benjamin Kruse | Republican | 19,522 | 46.71 | ||
37 | Alice Johnson | DFL | 22,814 | 53.23 | DFL |
Pam Wolf | Republican | 19,962 | 46.57 | ||
38 | Roger Chamberlain | Republican | 23,817 | 53.22 | Republican |
Timothy Henderson | DFL | 20,849 | 46.59 | ||
39 | Karin Housley | Republican | 23,385 | 50.62 | Republican |
Julie Bunn | DFL | 22,754 | 49.25 | ||
40 | Chris Eaton | DFL | 25,165 | 96.93 | DFL |
41 | Barb Goodwin | DFL | 25,842 | 62.82 | DFL |
Gina Bauman | Republican | 15,200 | 36.95 | ||
42 | Bev Scalze | DFL | 25,607 | 55.57 | DFL |
April King | Republican | 20,400 | 44.27 | ||
43 | Chuck Wiger | DFL | 26,767 | 62.25 | DFL |
Duane Johnson | Republican | 16,137 | 37.53 | ||
44 | Terri Bonoff | DFL | 27,203 | 55.81 | DFL |
David Gaither | Republican | 21,464 | 44.04 | ||
45 | Ann Rest | DFL | 28,608 | 65.45 | DFL |
Blair Tremere | Republican | 15,036 | 34.40 | ||
46 | Ron Latz | DFL | 29,755 | 66.82 | DFL |
Paul Scofield | Republican | 14,680 | 32.97 | ||
47 | Julianne Ortman | Republican | 27,128 | 63.76 | Republican |
James Weygand | DFL | 15,297 | 35.96 | ||
48 | David Hann | Republican | 23,730 | 51.32 | Republican |
Laurie McKendry | DFL | 22,459 | 48.58 | ||
49 | Melisa Franzen | DFL | 26,893 | 52.74 | DFL |
Keith Downey | Republican | 24,045 | 47.15 | ||
50 | Melissa Halvorson Wiklund | DFL | 25,300 | 60.85 | DFL |
Vern Wilcox | Republican | 16,193 | 38.95 | ||
51 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 23,969 | 53.09 | DFL |
Ted Daley | Republican | 21,096 | 46.73 | ||
52 | James Metzen | DFL | 27,149 | 62.00 | DFL |
Dwight Rabuse | Republican | 16,542 | 37.78 | ||
53 | Susan Kent | DFL | 22,781 | 52.13 | DFL |
Ted Lillie | Republican | 20,857 | 47.73 | ||
54 | Katie Sieben | DFL | 26,998 | 63.80 | DFL |
Janis Quinlan | Republican | 15,256 | 36.05 | ||
55 | Eric Pratt | Republican | 22,254 | 55.11 | Republican |
Kathy Busch | DFL | 18,070 | 44.75 | ||
56 | Dan Hall | Republican | 22,226 | 53.92 | Republican |
Leon Thurman | DFL | 18,922 | 45.90 | ||
57 | Greg Clausen | DFL | 23,890 | 54.09 | DFL |
Pat Hall | Republican | 20,199 | 45.73 | ||
58 | Dave Thompson | Republican | 24,097 | 57.60 | Republican |
Andrew Brobston | DFL | 17,686 | 42.28 | ||
59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 28,441 | 82.02 | DFL |
Jim Lilly | Republican | 6,082 | 17.54 | ||
60 | Kari Dziedzic | DFL | 29,014 | 77.06 | DFL |
Mark Lazarchic | Republican | 6,400 | 17.00 | ||
Rahn Workcuff | Independence | 2,077 | 5.52 | ||
61 | Scott Dibble | DFL | 41,075 | 98.08 | DFL |
62 | Jeff Hayden | DFL | 27,516 | 86.84 | DFL |
Eric Blair | Independence | 4,025 | 12.70 | ||
63 | Patricia Torres Ray | DFL | 36,866 | 80.81 | DFL |
Patrick Marron | Republican | 8,636 | 18.93 | ||
64 | Dick Cohen | DFL | 33,008 | 69.67 | DFL |
Sharon Anderson | Republican | 9,069 | 19.14 | ||
Scott Larson | Independent | 5,196 | 10.97 | ||
65 | Sandy Pappas | DFL | 27,365 | 81.72 | DFL |
Rick Karschnia | Republican | 5,998 | 17.91 | ||
66 | John Marty | DFL | 27,735 | 73.82 | DFL |
Wayde Brooks | Republican | 9,718 | 25.87 | ||
67 | Foung Hawj | DFL | 21,630 | 72.46 | DFL |
Mike Capistrant | Republican | 8,094 | 27.11 |