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.[1]
Democratic–Farmer–Labor candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar stood for re-election. She was opposed by Republican state Representative Kurt Bills.
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.
See main article: Minnesota Amendment 2.
Two constitutional amendments regarding same-sex marriage and voter identification were on the ballot.
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate were up for election in 2012.
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election in 2012.
Many elections for local offices were also held on November 6, 2012.