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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 15B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Newberger (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Brian Johnson (D) by 15.7 points.

Jim NewbergerRepublican · winner
57.8%11,414
42.1%8,316
19,756 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+30.12006D+34.82008R+0.12010R+15.72012R+28.02014R+37.92016

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