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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 66B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Lesch (D) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating Ben Blomgren (R) by 58.9 points.

John LeschDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.2%11,504
Ben BlomgrenRepublican
20.3%2,951
14,525 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+56.62006D+57.02008D+56.82010D+58.92012D+53.32014D+59.92016

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