2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 16B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Torkelson (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating James Kanne (D) by 23.9 points.
Paul TorkelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%11,243
James KanneDemocrat
32.3%6,466
Jerry PagelIndependent
11.5%2,303
20,025 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET