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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 63

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Patricia Torres Ray (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Patrick Marron (R) by 61.9 points.

Patricia Torres RayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.8%36,866
Patrick MarronRepublican
18.9%8,636
45,619 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

EvenD+38.22006D+35.02008 specialD+26.12010D+61.92012D+61.72016D+62.02020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET