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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota House District 8B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mary Franson (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Cunniff (D) by 0.1 points.

Mary FransonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.0%10,642
Bob CunniffDemocrat
49.9%10,630
21,291 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+4.62006D+1.52008R+12.22010R+0.12012R+17.02014R+29.92016

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