2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 35
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Branden Petersen (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Peter Perovich (D) by 8.6 points.
Branden PetersenRepublican · winner
54.2%22,874
Peter PerovichDemocrat
45.6%19,253
42,196 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