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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

EvenD+0.42006D+5.12008R+5.42010R+16.12012R+24.52014R+22.92016

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