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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 46B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Steve Simon (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating David Arvidson (R) by 40.2 points.

Steve SimonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%14,956
David ArvidsonRepublican
29.8%6,372
21,373 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+32.52006D+34.42008D+20.72010D+40.22012D+37.22014D+37.72016

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