2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election?

Richard M. Nolan won the 2012 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election. Richard M. Nolan received 191,976 popular votes (54.28%). The main challenger was Chip Cravaack (45.39%).

See the full head-to-head between Nolan and Cravaack

Nolan +8.9 pts · won by 31,456 votes

Richard M. Nolan DemocraticWINNER54.28%

191,976 votes

Chip Cravaack Republican45.39%

160,520 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.