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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 54B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Denny McNamara (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Joanna Bayers (D) by 15.0 points.

Denny McNamaraRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.4%12,493
42.4%9,228
21,754 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+7.32006D+22.52008D+13.72010R+15.02012R+21.22014R+10.72016

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