Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2012

Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2012

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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Paul Thissen Kurt Zellers Party DFL Republican Leader since November 4, 2010 June 23, 2009 Leader's seat 61B–Minneapolis 34B–Maple Grove Last election 62 seats, 48.49% 72 seats, 50.44% Seats won 73 61 Seat change 11 11 Popular vote 1,468,364 1,233,214 Percentage 53.74% 45.13% Swing 5.25 pp 5.31 pp
Speaker before election Kurt Zellers Republican Elected Speaker Paul Thissen DFL

Kurt Zellers
Republican

Paul Thissen
DFL

The 2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 2012, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 88th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 14, 2012.

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the majority of the Republican Party of Minnesota. This was the first election for the Republicans since it won a majority of seats in the 2010 election, after losing a majority to the DFL in the 2006 election. The new Legislature convened on January 8, 2013.

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

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