2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Minnesota House District 17B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Mary Sawatzky (D) won with 48.3% of the vote, defeating Bruce Vogel (R) by 4.2 points.
Mary SawatzkyDemocrat · winner
48.3%9,370
Bruce VogelRepublican · incumbent
44.1%8,562
Zachary LieblIndependent
7.5%1,457
19,401 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