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2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election?

Collin C. Peterson won the 2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 7 Election. Collin C. Peterson received 197,791 popular votes (60.38%). The main challenger was Lee Byberg (34.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Peterson and Byberg

Peterson +25.5 pts · won by 83,640 votes
Collin C. PetersonDemocraticWINNER60.38%
197,791 votes
Lee BybergRepublican34.85%
114,151 votes
Adam Steeleindependence4.67%
15,298 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.