2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 4
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Kent Eken (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Phil Hansen (R) by 4.5 points.
Kent EkenDemocrat · winner
52.2%19,833
Phil HansenRepublican
47.7%18,132
38,014 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