2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota Senate District 12

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Kari Dorry

Democratic–Farmer–Labor

Work: Readiness coordinator, Ortonville Area School District; rural organizer, CURE

Kari Dorry is a readiness coordinator for the Ortonville Area School District and has been a rural organizer for the group CURE since 2023. She holds a master's degree in special education from Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Sources for Dorry

Kari Dorry (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Torrey Westrom

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 12 (since 2012)
Work: State Senator, Minnesota Senate District 12; attorney, Westrom Law Office

Torrey Westrom has served as State Senator for District 12 in the Minnesota Legislature since 2012.

Torrey Westrom was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2012 after serving in the Minnesota House from 1997 to 2013. He has practiced law at Westrom Law Office since 2007.

Westrom's committees

Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development (Ranking Minority Member)
Judiciary and Public Safety

Sources for Westrom

Torrey Westrom: official member information (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Minnesota Legislature: current member roster (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Torrey Westrom (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Westrom, Torrey - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 State General Election candidate file (cand.txt) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)

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