2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 18
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Scott Newman (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Steven Schiroo (D) by 16.4 points.
Scott NewmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%22,556
Steven SchirooDemocrat
41.7%16,180
38,789 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