2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 59
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Bobby Joe Champion (D) won with 82.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Lilly (R) by 64.5 points.
Bobby Joe ChampionDemocrat · winner
82.0%28,441
Jim LillyRepublican
17.5%6,082
34,677 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