2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 58B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Pat Garofalo (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Arlt (D) by 19.0 points.
Pat GarofaloRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%12,520
Jim ArltDemocrat
40.4%8,512
21,051 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