2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota House District 8A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Larry Nornes (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Chester F. Nettestad (D) by 25.7 points.
Larry NornesRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%13,190
Chester F. NettestadDemocrat
37.1%7,800
21,013 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