2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 38A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Linda Runbeck (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Pat Davern (D) by 16.1 points.
Linda RunbeckRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.0%12,197
Pat DavernDemocrat
41.9%8,802
21,030 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