2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 61B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Thissen (D) won with 81.4% of the vote, defeating Nate Atkins (R) by 63.1 points.
Paul ThissenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.4%19,748
Nate AtkinsRepublican
18.3%4,448
24,264 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