| County | Erik Paulsen* (R) |
Brian Barnes (DFL) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka County (pt.) | 17,687 | 54.5% | 14,700 | 45.3% | 55 | 0.2% | 2,987 | 32,442 | |||||||||||
| Carver County (pt.) | 20,911 | 65.6% | 10,926 | 34.3% | 22 | 0.1% | 9,985 | 31,859 | |||||||||||
| Hennepin County (pt.) | 183,737 | 57.7% | 134,311 | 42.2% | 356 | 0.1% | 49,426 | 318,404 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 222,335 | 58.1% | 159,937 | 41.8% | 433 | 0.1% | 62,398 | 382,705 | |||||||||||
| Total R vote: 222,335 (58.1%) Total D vote: 159,937 (41.8%) Total Other vote: 433 (0.1%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Campaign finance data for this election**: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total Disbursements: | $2,567,483 | $397,940 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Receipts: | $3,113,793 | $400,434 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash on Hand: | $693,846 | $2,494 | |||||||||||||||||
| Contributions by Candidate: | $0 | $15,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Loans by Candidate: | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Individual Contributions: | $1,902,399 | $342,860 | |||||||||||||||||
| Party Contributions: | $3,255 | $6,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other Committee Contributions: | $1,200,882 | $36,574 | |||||||||||||||||
| Transfers from Other Committees: | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Supporting: | $276 | $66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Independent Expenditures Opposing: | $0 | $0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $276 | $66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net Spending: | $2,567,759 | $398,006 | |||||||||||||||||
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**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
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Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Erik Paulsen* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $2,567,483 |
| Total Receipts: | $3,113,793 |
| Cash on Hand: | $693,846 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $1,902,399 |
| Party Contributions: | $3,255 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $1,200,882 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $276 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $276 |
| Net Spending: | $2,567,759 |
| Brian Barnes | |
| Total Disbursements: | $397,940 |
| Total Receipts: | $400,434 |
| Cash on Hand: | $2,494 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $15,000 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $342,860 |
| Party Contributions: | $6,000 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $36,574 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $66 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $66 |
| Net Spending: | $398,006 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/MN/03/2012
| Republican Primary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % | $** |
| 1 | Erik Paulsen* | 18,672 | 90.2% | $2,567,483 |
| 2 | John Howard | 2,032 | 9.8% | $8,025 |
| TOTAL VOTES | 20,704 | |||