2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 56
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Dan Hall (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Leon Thurman (D) by 8.0 points.
Dan HallRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%22,226
Leon ThurmanDemocrat
45.9%18,922
41,224 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