Minnesota Senate election, 2012

Minnesota Senate election, 2012

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All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate 34 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   RPM Leader Tom Bakk Dave Senjem Party DFL Republican Leader since November 4, 2010 December 27, 2011 Leader's seat 3rd–Cook 25th–Rochester Last election 30 seats, 48.91% 37 seats, 49.72% Seats won 39 28 Seat change 9 9 Popular vote 1,532,065 1,193,356 Percentage 55.83% 43.49% Swing 6.92 pp 6.23 pp
Majority Leader before election Dave Senjem Republican Elected Majority Leader Tom Bakk DFL

Dave Senjem
Republican

Tom Bakk
DFL

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. 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.

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

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