2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Minnesota Senate District 12
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Paul Koering (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Don Samuelson (D) by 0.4 points.
Paul KoeringRepublican · winner
50.2%16,730
Don SamuelsonDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%16,592
33,322 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET