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2012 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2012 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election?

Amy Klobuchar won the 2012 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election. Amy Klobuchar received 1,854,595 popular votes (65.23%). The main challenger was Kurt Bills (30.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Klobuchar and Bills

Klobuchar +34.7 pts · won by 986,621 votes
Amy KlobucharDemocraticWINNER65.23%
1,854,595 votes
Kurt BillsRepublican30.53%
867,974 votes
Stephen WilliamsIndependence2.59%
73,539 votes
Tim DavisGrassroots Party1.07%
30,531 votes
Michael James CavlanMinnesota Open Progressives0.49%
13,986 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.