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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 46A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ryan Winkler (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating John Swanson (R) by 31.9 points.

Ryan WinklerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.9%15,249
John SwansonRepublican
34.0%7,860
23,143 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+27.42006D+32.52008D+17.42010D+31.92012D+32.52014D+28.02016

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