Electoral History
| 2012 Minnesota Senate Election District 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DFL | Al Doty | 17,687 | 46.22% | ||
| Republican | Paul Gazelka | 20,527 | 53.65% | ||
| 2008 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DFL | Al Doty | 10,071 | 50.11% | -1.59% | |
| Republican | Mike LeMieur | 9,995 | 49.73% | +1.52% | |
| Write-ins | 33 | .16% | +.06% | ||
| Margin of victory | 76 | .38% | -3.11% | ||
| Turnout | 20,099 | 87% | +14% | ||
| DFL hold | Swing | ||||
| 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| DFL | Al Doty | 8,615 | 51.7% | +14.25% | ||
| Republican | Greg Blaine | 8,033 | 48.21% | -1.86% | ||
| Write-ins | 16 | .1% | +.02% | |||
| Margin of victory | 582 | 3.49% | ||||
| Turnout | 16,664 | 73% | -25% | |||
| DFL gain from Republican | ||||||
| 2004 Minnesota House of Representatives Election District 12B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Greg Blaine | 9,933 | 50.07% | -6.83% | |
| DFL | Bob Keeton | 7,430 | 37.45% | -5.64% | |
| Independent | Al Doty | 2,460 | 12.4% | ||
| Write-ins | 16 | .08% | +.07% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,530 | 12.56% | -1.25% | ||
| Turnout | 19,839 | 98% | +20% | ||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election.
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