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2008Final results

2008 election for Minnesota House District 12A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Ward (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating David Allan Pundt (R) by 30.0 points.

John WardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%13,766
35.0%7,410
21,176 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+13.82002R+3.62004D+9.32006D+30.02008D+15.32010D+1.22012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET