2012 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 2012
Amy Klobuchar DEM +34.7 · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 2,843,207
- Margin
- 34.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MN
- D+7.7same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Klobuchar Won | DEM | 1,854,595 | 65.23% | |
| Kurt Patrick Bills | REP | 867,974 | 30.53% | |
| Stephen J. Williams | IDP | 73,539 | 2.59% | |
| Tim A. Davis | GRT | 30,531 | 1.07% | |
| Michael James Cavlan | OTH | 13,986 | 0.49% | |
| Write-in | — | 2,582 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 2,843,207 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
Full Minnesota Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2012 Minnesota Senate race?
Amy Klobuchar (DEM) won with 65.2% of the vote, ahead of Kurt Patrick Bills (30.5%), a margin of 34.7 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 2012?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Minnesota Senate race?
2,843,207 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.