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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 36B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Melissa Hortman (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Andrew Reinhardt (R) by 14.8 points.

Melissa HortmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%11,679
40.4%8,555
Andrew KratoskaIndependent
4.2%891
21,150 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+11.82006R+12.22008R+31.72010D+14.82012D+3.92014D+11.62016

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

The candidates

Melissa Hortman (D)Andrew Reinhardt (R)

Also on the ballot: Andrew Kratoska (Independent), 4.2%