2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 42
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Bev Scalze (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating April King (R) by 11.3 points.
Bev ScalzeDemocrat · winner
55.6%25,607
April KingRepublican
44.3%20,400
46,081 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