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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 35A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Jim Abeler (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Andy Hillebregt (D) by 25.4 points.

Jim AbelerRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%11,906
33.3%6,755
Justin BoalsIndependent
7.8%1,587
20,279 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+8.52006R+10.32008R+29.92010R+25.42012R+20.12014R+22.92016

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