2012 Minnesota elections

{{Short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2012 Minnesota general election | country = Minnesota | flag_year = 1983 | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2010 Minnesota elections | previous_year = 2010 | next_election = 2014 Minnesota elections | next_year = 2014 | election_date = November 6, 2012 }}

'''Elections''' were held in '''Minnesota''' on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Primary elections took place on August 14, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1705 | title=2012 Election Results | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=December 3, 2012}}</ref> The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) saw wins across the board, gaining a majority in both state legislative houses and flipping one congressional seat. Two Republican-supported constitutional amendments on were struck down.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scheck |first1=Tom |last2=Nelson |first2=Tim |last3=Vogel |first3=Jennifer |title=Democrats win Minnesota House, Senate |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/11/07/legislature |access-date=1 February 2025 |work=Minnesota Public Radio |date=November 7, 2012}}</ref>

==Federal==

=== United States Senate === {{main|2012 United States Senate election in Minnesota}} {{see also|2012 United States Senate elections}}

Democratic–Farmer–Labor candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar won re-election over Republican state Representative Kurt Bills.

=== United States House of Representatives=== {{main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota}} {{see also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections}}

All eight seats of the Minnesota delegation in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2012. All eight incumbents were seeking re-election. The DFL won five seats, flipping District 8.

==State==

===Ballot measures=== {{main|Minnesota Amendment 1|Minnesota Amendment 2}}

Two constitutional amendments regarding same-sex marriage and voter identification were on the ballot. Both were defeated.

===Minnesota Senate=== {{main|2012 Minnesota Senate election}}

All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate were up for election in 2012. The DFL won a majority with 39 seats.

===Minnesota House of Representatives=== {{main|2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election}}

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election in 2012. The DFL won a majority with 73 seats.

==Local== Many elections for local offices were also held on November 6, 2012.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107175716/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=4 Elections & Voting] at the Minnesota Secretary of State office

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