2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election
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 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.General election
| Polling firm/client | Polling period | Sample
size | Margin of
error | Republican | DFL | Independence | Other | Undecided |
| November 1–3, 2012 | 556 | ±4.2 | 40% | 48% | 6% | 6% | 1% |
| October 26–28, 2012 | 574 | ±4.2 | 40% | 45% | 8% | 6% | 1% |
| October 12–14, 2012 | 550 | ±4.3 | 36% | 45% | 8% | 3% | 9% |
| October 5–8, 2012 | 937 | ±3.2 | 40% | 52% | — | — | 8% |
| September 10–11, 2012 | 824 | ±3.4 | 44% | 47% | — | — | 9% |
| September 6–9, 2012 | 551 | ±4.3 | 38% | 45% | 6% | 3% | 9% |
| July 17–19, 2012 | 552 | ±4.3 | 40% | 45% | 8% | 2% | 6% |
| May 31 – June 3, 2012 | 973 | ±3.1 | 36% | 48% | — | — | 16% |
| January 21–22, 2012 | 1,236 | ±2.8 | 39% | 48% | — | — | 14% |
| May 27–30, 2011 | 1,179 | ±2.9 | 40% | 49% | — | — | 11% |
Results
District results
