2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 55
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Eric Pratt (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Kathy Busch (D) by 10.4 points.
Eric PrattRepublican · winner
55.1%22,254
Kathy BuschDemocrat
44.7%18,070
40,384 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