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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 22B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Rod Hamilton (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Cheryl Avenelnavara (D) by 20.2 points.

Rod HamiltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%10,165
39.9%6,745
16,925 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+3.12006R+20.82008R+38.42010R+20.22012R+32.52014R+39.12016

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