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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 32

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Sean Nienow (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Jeske Noordergraaf (D) by 8.7 points.

Sean NienowRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%21,955
45.6%18,450
40,473 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+12.22000R+29.92002R+16.22006R+8.72012R+13.22016R+32.82020

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