2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota's 2nd District
U.S. House · Minnesota
John Kline (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Mike Obermueller (D) by 8.2 points.
John KlineRepublican · winner
54.0%193,587
Mike ObermuellerDemocrat
45.8%164,338
358,446 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Mike ObermuellerJohn Kline
$722.2K
Raised by the campaign
$2.4M
$710.2K
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$12K
Cash on hand
$565.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012