The 2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the
U.S. state
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of
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
on November 6, 2012, to elect members to the
House of Representatives
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of the
88th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 14, 2012.
The
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota affiliated with the national Democratic Party. The party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minneso ...
(DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the
Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the state affiliate of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in Minnesota and the oldest active political party in the state. Founded in 1855, the party is headquartered in Edina, Minnesota, E ...
.
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
General election
Opinion polling
Predictions
Results
Districts won.
District results
See also
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Minnesota Senate election, 2012
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...
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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2010
The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the 40th Governor of Minnesota, Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The general election was conteste ...
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Minnesota elections, 2012
Elections were held in Minnesota on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Primary elections took place on August 14, 2012. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) saw wins across the board, gaining a majority in both state legislative houses and flippi ...
References
External links
Color shaded map showing winning margin by district(PDF) a
2012 Election Maps Minnesota Secretary of State
The secretary of state of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch, executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Twenty-two individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. The incumbe ...
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Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...