2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 47
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Julianne Ortman (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating James F. Weygand (D) by 27.8 points.
Julianne OrtmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%27,128
James F. WeygandDemocrat
36.0%15,297
42,544 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