2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 1A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Dan Fabian (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Bruce Patterson (D) by 20.4 points.
Dan FabianRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%11,146
Bruce PattersonDemocrat
39.8%7,370
18,525 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