2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 40B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Debra Hilstrom (D) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Cushing (R) by 42.7 points.
Debra HilstromDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.2%12,024
Richard D. CushingRepublican
28.5%4,810
16,877 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