U.S. House, District 08, 2012 Election

General

Date:	November 6, 2012
Cycle:	2012
Office:	U.S. House
State:	Minnesota
District:	08
Counties:	Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Saint Louis, Wadena

Candidate	Gender	Party	Votes	Percent	Margin
Richard M. (Rick) Nolan	Man	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	191,976	54.28	+8.89
Chip Cravaack Incumbent	Man	Republican	160,520	45.39

Nolan previously served Minnesota's 6th Congressional District from 1975 to 1981. Nolan was the 10th Minnesotan to serve nonconsecutive terms in the U.S. House and the first since 1938 (Republican William Pittenger). The 32-year gap between terms was the longest in state history with the previous long being 14 years (Republican turned Farmer-Laborite Ernest Lundeen).

Related Reports

Minnesota Eyes Most Competitive US House Races Since 1994 (October 26, 2012)
Rick Nolan’s Pathway: A Historical Review of Minnesota U.S. Representatives Serving Nonconsecutive Terms (November 1, 2011)

Sources

State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 2013-2014 (p. 511).