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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 49B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Paul Rosenthal (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Terry Jacobson (R) by 6.8 points.

Paul RosenthalDemocrat · winner
53.3%13,560
Terry JacobsonRepublican
46.5%11,840
25,436 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

EvenR+8.82006D+13.42008R+2.92010D+6.82012D+5.72014D+11.02016

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