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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 61A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Frank Hornstein (D) won with 80.2% of the vote, defeating Devin Gawnemark (R) by 60.7 points.

Frank HornsteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.2%19,663
Devin GawnemarkRepublican
19.5%4,787
24,511 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+76.92006D+78.52008D+68.72010D+60.72012D+61.82014D+58.62016

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