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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 12

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Torrey Westrom (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating John Schultz (D) by 23.1 points.

Torrey WestromRepublican · winner
61.5%25,279
John SchultzDemocrat
38.4%15,801
41,109 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

EvenR+0.42002R+12.22006R+15.32010R+23.12012R+35.32016R+48.92020

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