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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 19B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Kathy Brynaert (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Thad Shunkwiler (R) by 28.1 points.

Kathy BrynaertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%11,897
Thad ShunkwilerRepublican
35.8%6,660
18,609 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+21.42006R+21.92008R+34.52010D+28.12012D+12.12014D+19.32016

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