2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Minnesota House District 51A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Sandra Masin (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Diane Anderson (R) by 11.2 points.
Sandra MasinDemocrat · winner
55.5%11,724
Diane AndersonRepublican · incumbent
44.3%9,354
21,127 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET