2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 41B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Carolyn Laine (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Laura Palmer (R) by 30.7 points.
Carolyn LaineDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%11,943
Laura PalmerRepublican
27.8%5,669
Tim UtzConstitution
13.6%2,775
20,417 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