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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 46

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Ron Latz (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Paul Scofield (R) by 33.9 points.

Ron LatzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%29,755
Paul ScofieldRepublican
33.0%14,680
44,528 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

EvenD+19.72002D+34.42006D+23.92010D+33.92012D+45.52020D+54.52026

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