2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 14
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Pederson (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Jerry McCarter (D) by 5.2 points.
John PedersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%19,351
Jerry McCarterDemocrat
47.3%17,434
36,882 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