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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 32B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bob Barrett (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Rick Olseen (D) by 1.9 points.

Bob BarrettRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.9%10,644
Rick OlseenDemocrat
49.0%10,251
20,922 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+2.22006R+6.32008R+10.92010R+1.92012R+11.52014R+6.52017 special election

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