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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 29A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Joe McDonald (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Susann Dye (D) by 24.0 points.

Joe McDonaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%13,002
Susann DyeDemocrat
37.9%7,954
20,990 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+15.82006R+12.62008R+21.52010R+24.02012R+39.42016R+35.82018

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