2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 36
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Hoffman (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Kruse (R) by 6.4 points.
John HoffmanDemocrat · winner
53.1%22,194
Benjamin KruseRepublican · incumbent
46.7%19,522
41,797 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