2004Final results
2004 election for Minnesota House District 12A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Gazelka (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Don Samuelson (D) by 3.6 points.
Paul GazelkaRepublican · winner
50.0%10,144
Don SamuelsonDemocrat
46.4%9,417
Larry AndersonIndependent
3.5%713
20,274 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET