2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 37A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Jerry Newton (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Mandy Benz (R) by 14.5 points.
Jerry NewtonDemocrat · winner
57.2%11,843
Mandy BenzRepublican
42.6%8,830
20,710 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET