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2012Final results

2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 66

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

John Marty (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Wayde Brooks (R) by 48.0 points.

John MartyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.8%27,735
Wayde BrooksRepublican
25.9%9,718
37,571 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+45.72002D+56.32006D+52.62010D+48.02012D+49.02016D+54.02020

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