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2012 US Senate election in Minnesota

Amy Klobuchar (Democrat) beat Kurt Bills (Republican) in Minnesota in 2012, 65.2% to 30.5%, a margin of 34.7 points and 986,621 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2006, when Amy Klobuchar also won.

Democrats led in 85 of the 87 counties and Republicans in 2. The largest, Hennepin, cast 658,864 votes and went to the Democrat by 46.1 points. The closest was Rock, where 97 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Amy Klobuchar won Democratic 1,854,595 65.2%
Kurt Bills Republican 867,974 30.5%
All other candidates 120,638 4.2%
Total2,843,207

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 469,119 71.2% 165,612 25.1% 24,133 658,864 D+46.1
Ramsey 196,972 73.5% 58,824 22.0% 12,116 267,912 D+51.6
Dakota 139,161 62.0% 77,031 34.3% 8,337 224,529 D+27.7
Anoka 113,611 62.6% 59,991 33.1% 7,757 181,359 D+29.6
Washington 88,581 64.0% 45,135 32.6% 4,746 138,462 D+31.4
Saint Louis 82,504 73.8% 25,684 23.0% 3,668 111,856 D+50.8
Stearns 46,312 61.4% 25,373 33.6% 3,746 75,431 D+27.8
Olmsted 46,067 61.2% 25,721 34.2% 3,438 75,226 D+27.0
Scott 39,072 56.7% 26,941 39.1% 2,925 68,938 D+17.6
Wright 36,038 54.6% 27,072 41.0% 2,920 66,030 D+13.6
Carver 28,205 55.0% 21,378 41.7% 1,711 51,294 D+13.3
Sherburne 25,020 55.3% 18,290 40.4% 1,923 45,233 D+14.9
Crow Wing 19,568 58.0% 12,467 36.9% 1,718 33,753 D+21.0
Blue Earth 21,289 65.3% 9,338 28.6% 1,999 32,626 D+36.6
Rice 20,657 66.7% 8,943 28.9% 1,369 30,969 D+37.8
Otter Tail 16,542 53.5% 12,931 41.8% 1,433 30,906 D+11.7
Chisago 16,758 59.1% 10,371 36.6% 1,204 28,333 D+22.5
Clay 18,607 67.0% 8,064 29.0% 1,103 27,774 D+38.0
Winona 15,463 60.3% 8,360 32.6% 1,801 25,624 D+27.7
Goodhue 15,777 62.5% 8,277 32.8% 1,172 25,226 D+29.7
Itasca 15,382 66.4% 6,967 30.1% 832 23,181 D+36.3
Beltrami 13,604 63.8% 6,710 31.5% 996 21,310 D+32.4
Kandiyohi 13,033 62.5% 6,990 33.5% 838 20,861 D+29.0
Douglas 12,199 59.9% 7,233 35.5% 925 20,357 D+24.4
Isanti 11,131 57.1% 7,438 38.1% 937 19,506 D+18.9
Benton 11,542 61.3% 6,267 33.3% 1,018 18,827 D+28.0
Steele 11,781 63.6% 5,716 30.9% 1,028 18,525 D+32.7
McLeod 10,553 58.3% 6,617 36.5% 943 18,113 D+21.7
Carlton 13,054 72.6% 4,290 23.9% 636 17,980 D+48.7
Mower 12,475 69.5% 4,443 24.7% 1,036 17,954 D+44.7
Nicollet 11,968 67.5% 4,912 27.7% 846 17,726 D+39.8
Freeborn 11,107 68.4% 4,406 27.1% 724 16,237 D+41.3
Morrison 9,233 57.3% 6,027 37.4% 853 16,113 D+19.9
Becker 8,998 56.6% 6,095 38.4% 798 15,891 D+18.3
Cass 8,996 57.5% 5,930 37.9% 727 15,653 D+19.6
Le Sueur 9,144 63.7% 4,489 31.3% 714 14,347 D+32.4
Polk 8,975 63.4% 4,555 32.2% 620 14,150 D+31.2
Brown 8,149 60.0% 4,803 35.4% 632 13,584 D+24.6
Pine 8,449 62.8% 4,269 31.7% 741 13,459 D+31.1
Mille Lacs 7,737 61.2% 4,234 33.5% 681 12,652 D+27.7
Lyon 7,320 60.8% 4,085 33.9% 638 12,043 D+26.9
Meeker 7,111 59.4% 4,224 35.3% 634 11,969 D+24.1
Todd 6,796 59.2% 4,139 36.1% 545 11,480 D+23.1
Wabasha 7,142 62.6% 3,705 32.5% 553 11,400 D+30.1
Hubbard 6,353 56.8% 4,311 38.6% 518 11,182 D+18.3
Martin 6,167 57.8% 3,924 36.8% 572 10,663 D+21.0
Fillmore 6,810 64.7% 3,100 29.5% 612 10,522 D+35.3
Dodge 5,926 59.0% 3,627 36.1% 491 10,044 D+22.9
Houston 5,174 51.8% 3,909 39.1% 906 9,989 D+12.7
Waseca 6,063 63.5% 2,988 31.3% 490 9,541 D+32.2
Aitkin 5,628 63.7% 2,810 31.8% 393 8,831 D+31.9
Nobles 4,587 56.1% 3,024 37.0% 568 8,179 D+19.1
Kanabec 4,819 61.2% 2,697 34.3% 356 7,872 D+27.0
Sibley 4,603 60.2% 2,667 34.9% 372 7,642 D+25.3
Redwood 4,494 59.1% 2,741 36.0% 369 7,604 D+23.1
Renville 4,996 66.0% 2,215 29.2% 362 7,573 D+36.7
Faribault 4,788 63.7% 2,377 31.6% 354 7,519 D+32.1
Roseau 4,009 55.8% 2,835 39.5% 336 7,180 D+16.4
Lake 4,678 70.7% 1,702 25.7% 238 6,618 D+45.0
Wadena 3,541 53.8% 2,753 41.8% 291 6,585 D+12.0
Pennington 4,098 64.6% 1,956 30.8% 289 6,343 D+33.8
Koochiching 4,315 69.0% 1,704 27.2% 236 6,255 D+41.7
Pope 4,005 65.6% 1,831 30.0% 269 6,105 D+35.6
Chippewa 4,176 69.0% 1,592 26.3% 286 6,054 D+42.7
Cottonwood 3,457 60.2% 1,985 34.6% 298 5,740 D+25.6
Stevens 3,456 62.9% 1,820 33.1% 221 5,497 D+29.8
Yellow Medicine 3,540 66.4% 1,558 29.2% 235 5,333 D+37.2
Jackson 3,157 59.7% 1,802 34.1% 326 5,285 D+25.6
Swift 3,497 69.9% 1,285 25.7% 224 5,006 D+44.2
Watonwan 3,373 67.6% 1,388 27.8% 228 4,989 D+39.8
Rock 2,148 45.8% 2,245 47.9% 298 4,691 R+2.1
Murray 2,674 57.5% 1,715 36.9% 264 4,653 D+20.6
Marshall 2,973 64.8% 1,448 31.6% 165 4,586 D+33.3
Pipestone 1,981 44.2% 2,228 49.7% 271 4,480 R+5.5
Clearwater 2,172 53.2% 1,709 41.9% 200 4,081 D+11.3
Lac Qui Parle 2,674 68.7% 1,035 26.6% 184 3,893 D+42.1
Grant 2,222 64.9% 1,036 30.3% 164 3,422 D+34.7
Cook 2,263 70.8% 820 25.6% 115 3,198 D+45.1
Wilkin 1,881 60.1% 1,114 35.6% 134 3,129 D+24.5
Norman 2,262 72.4% 749 24.0% 115 3,126 D+48.4
Lincoln 1,712 56.8% 1,112 36.9% 189 3,013 D+19.9
Big Stone 1,818 66.6% 788 28.9% 125 2,731 D+37.7
Kittson 1,674 70.5% 625 26.3% 75 2,374 D+44.2
Lake of the Woods 1,218 56.3% 839 38.8% 106 2,163 D+17.5
Mahnomen 1,483 69.8% 531 25.0% 111 2,125 D+44.8
Red Lake 1,306 67.8% 527 27.4% 92 1,925 D+40.5
Traverse 1,222 67.8% 505 28.0% 76 1,803 D+39.8

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+15.7
2020 Tina Smith (D) D+5.2
2018 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+24.1
2014 Al Franken (D) D+10.2
2012 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+34.7
2008 Al Franken (D) level
2006 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+20.1
2002 Norm Coleman (R) R+2.2
2000 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.5
1996 Paul Wellstone (D) D+9.0
1994 Rod Grams (R) R+5.0
1990 Paul David Wellstone (D) D+2.6
1988 David Durenberger (R) R+15.3
1984 Rudy Boschwitz (R) R+16.8
1982 Dave Durenberger (R) R+6.0
1978 Rudolph E. Boschwitz (R) R+16.2
1976 Hubert H. Humphrey (D) D+42.5
1972 Walter Mondale (D) D+13.8
1970 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+16.1
1966 Walter Mondale (D) D+8.7
1964 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+21.1
1960 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+15.3
1958 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+6.3
1954 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+14.3
1952 Edward J. Thye (R) R+14.1
1948 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+20.3
1946 Edward J. Thye (R) R+19.1
1942 Joseph H. Ball (R) R+36.6
1940 Henrik Shipstead (R) R+32.4
1936 Ernest Lundeen (other)
1934 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1930 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+1.5
1928 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1924 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+40.0
1922 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1918 Knute Nelson (R) R+60.0
1916 Frank Kellogg (R) R+17.7