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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 4B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Paul Marquart (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Paul Sandman (R) by 30.5 points.

Paul MarquartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%12,637
Paul SandmanRepublican
34.7%6,719
19,372 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+5.12006R+7.52008R+18.32010D+30.52012D+31.72014D+7.82016

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