2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 49
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Melisa Franzen (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Keith Downey (R) by 5.6 points.
Melisa FranzenDemocrat · winner
52.7%26,893
Keith DowneyRepublican
47.2%24,045
50,996 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