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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 21A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Tim Kelly (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating John Bacon (D) by 15.1 points.

Tim KellyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%12,174
John BaconDemocrat
42.4%8,969
21,176 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+21.52006R+34.32008R+27.22010R+15.12012R+24.42014R+10.12016

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