2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 7B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Erik Simonson (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Travis Silvers (R) by 40.7 points.
Erik SimonsonDemocrat · winner
62.5%12,450
Travis SilversRepublican
21.8%4,345
Write-ins and other votesOther party
15.7%3,127
19,922 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