2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 52
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
James Metzen (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Dwight Rabuse (R) by 24.2 points.
James MetzenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%27,149
Dwight RabuseRepublican
37.8%16,542
43,788 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