2012Final results
2012 election for Minnesota Senate District 9
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Paul Gazelka (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Al Doty (D) by 7.4 points.
Paul GazelkaRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%20,527
Al DotyDemocrat
46.2%17,687
38,263 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