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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 1B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Debra Kiel (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Marc Demers (D) by 4.0 points.

Debra KielRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%9,401
Marc DemersDemocrat
47.9%8,685
18,113 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

EvenD+14.32006D+17.82008R+1.02010R+4.02012R+11.32014R+29.62016

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