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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 52A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Rick Hansen (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Blum (R) by 25.1 points.

Rick HansenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%13,732
Joe BlumRepublican
37.4%8,216
21,989 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+10.22006R+34.32008R+33.62010D+25.12012D+18.92014D+26.82016

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