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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 16A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Chris Swedzinski (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Al Kruse (D) by 13.6 points.

Chris SwedzinskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%10,991
Al KruseDemocrat
43.2%8,363
19,376 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

EvenR+2.72006D+0.42008R+11.02010R+13.62012R+23.52014R+36.32016

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