2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Minnesota House District 51B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Laurie Halverson (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Doug Wardlow (R) by 3.9 points.
Laurie HalversonDemocrat · winner
51.9%12,210
Doug WardlowRepublican · incumbent
48.0%11,298
23,534 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