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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 30

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Mary Kiffmeyer (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Perovich (D) by 25.0 points.

Mary KiffmeyerRepublican · winner
62.4%25,205
37.4%15,125
40,388 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

EvenR+19.72002D+5.12006R+8.82010R+25.02012R+43.52016R+34.62020

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