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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 4A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Ben Lien (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Travis Reimche (R) by 9.8 points.

Ben LienDemocrat · winner
54.8%10,011
Travis ReimcheRepublican
45.0%8,218
18,268 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+33.82006D+8.12008D+6.42010D+9.82012D+16.92014D+24.52016

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