2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 42A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Barb Yarusso (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Russ Bertsch (R) by 6.7 points.
Barb YarussoDemocrat · winner
53.3%12,122
Russ BertschRepublican
46.6%10,591
22,745 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