1996Final results
1996 election for Minnesota Senate District 12
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Samuelson (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Koering (R) by 6.5 points.
Don SamuelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%18,238
Paul KoeringRepublican
46.7%16,007
34,245 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET