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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 32A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Brian Johnson (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Gammel (D) by 7.2 points.

Brian JohnsonRepublican · winner
51.4%10,014
Paul GammelDemocrat
44.1%8,601
Paul BergleyConstitution
4.4%851
19,492 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+29.62006R+32.62008R+42.02010R+7.22012R+15.12014R+26.22016

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

The candidates

Brian Johnson (R)Paul Gammel (D)

Also on the ballot: Paul Bergley (Constitution), 4.4%