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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 3

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Thomas Bakk (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Jennifer L. Havlick (R) by 29.4 points.

Thomas BakkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%28,427
35.2%15,509
44,013 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

EvenD+20.12002D+30.32006D+15.62010D+29.42012D+22.92016D+10.52020

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