2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 23
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Julie Rosen (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Paul Marquardt (D) by 28.0 points.
Julie RosenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%25,838
Paul MarquardtDemocrat
35.9%14,516
40,390 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