2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 26
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Carla Nelson (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Kenneth R. Moen (D) by 11.4 points.
Carla NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%22,263
Kenneth R. MoenDemocrat
44.2%17,692
40,027 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