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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 23A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bob Gunther (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Kevin Labenz (D) by 12.9 points.

Bob GuntherRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%11,544
Kevin LabenzDemocrat
43.5%8,908
20,473 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+4.82006D+27.32008D+10.22010R+12.92012R+23.42014R+36.42016

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