2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 12
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Paul Gazelka (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Taylor Stevenson (D) by 15.3 points.
Paul GazelkaRepublican · winner
51.5%16,530
Taylor StevensonDemocrat
36.2%11,609
Write-ins and other votesOther party
9.7%3,125
Steve ParkConstitution
2.6%827
32,091 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET