2000Final results
2000 election for Minnesota Senate District 12
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Don Samuelson (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Koering (R) by 1.1 points.
Don SamuelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%19,274
Paul KoeringRepublican
49.5%18,863
38,137 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET