2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 53
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Susan Kent (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Ted Lillie (R) by 4.4 points.
Susan KentDemocrat · winner
52.1%22,781
Ted LillieRepublican · incumbent
47.7%20,857
43,702 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