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 [Minnesota Minnesota House of Representatives|House of Representatives election, 2010|2010 election], after losing a majority to the DFL in the 2006 election. The new Legislature convened on January 8, 2013.
General election
Opinion polling
| Polling firm/client | Polling period | Sample size | Margin of error | Republican | DFL | Independence | Other | Undecided |
| SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | November 1–3, 2012 | 556 | ±4.2 | 40% | 48% | 6% | 6% | 1% |
| SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | October 26–28, 2012 | 574 | ±4.2 | 40% | 45% | 8% | 6% | 1% |
| SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | October 12–14, 2012 | 550 | ±4.3 | 36% | 45% | 8% | 3% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling | October 5–8, 2012 | 937 | ±3.2 | 40% | 52% | — | — | 8% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 10–11, 2012 | 824 | ±3.4 | 44% | 47% | — | — | 9% |
| SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | September 6–9, 2012 | 551 | ±4.3 | 38% | 45% | 6% | 3% | 9% |
| SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV | July 17–19, 2012 | 552 | ±4.3 | 40% | 45% | 8% | 2% | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 31 – June 3, 2012 | 973 | ±3.1 | 36% | 48% | — | — | 16% |
| Public Policy Polling | January 21–22, 2012 | 1,236 | ±2.8 | 39% | 48% | — | — | 14% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 27–30, 2011 | 1,179 | ±2.9 | 40% | 49% | — | — | 11% |