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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 38B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Matt Dean (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Greg M. Pariseau (D) by 4.8 points.

Matt DeanRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%12,374
47.5%11,248
23,660 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+1.02006D+2.52008R+4.02010R+4.82012R+12.32014R+14.02016

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