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Elections in Minnesota |
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The 2010 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 2010, to elect members to the Senate of the 87th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 10, 2010.
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which had a majority since the return of partisan elections to the Senate in 1976. The new Legislature convened on January 4, 2011.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
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No. | % | ∆pp | No. | ∆No. | % | |||
Republican Party of Minnesota | 67 | 1,021,634 | 49.72 | ![]() |
37 | ![]() |
55.22 | |
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 65 | 1,005,132 | 48.91 | ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
44.78 | |
Independence Party of Minnesota | 7 | 14,086 | 0.69 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Constitution Party of Minnesota | 1 | 827 | 0.04 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Independent | 2 | 6,375 | 0.31 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Write-in | N/A | 6,813 | 0.33 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
0.00 | |
Total | 2,054,867 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 68,502 | 3.23 | ![]() |
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Turnout (out of 3,803,192 eligible voters)[1] | 2,123,369 | 55.83 | ![]() | |||||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3] |
Match-up summary
[edit]District | Incumbent | 2010 Status | DFL | Republican | Independence | Result |
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1 | LeRoy Stumpf | Re-election | LeRoy Stumpf | Roger Schmitz | DFL Hold | |
2 | Rod Skoe | Re-election | Rod Skoe | Dennis Moser | DFL Hold | |
3 | Tom Saxhaug | Re-election | Tom Saxhaug | Dan McGuire | DFL Hold | |
4 | Mary Olson | Re-election | Mary Olson | John Carlson | GOP Gain | |
5 | Dave Tomassoni | Re-election | Dave Tomassoni | Matt Matasich | DFL Hold | |
6 | Tom Bakk | Re-election | Tom Bakk | Jennifer Havlick | DFL Hold | |
7 | Yvonne Prettner Solon | Open | Roger Reinert | Jim Stauber | DFL Hold | |
8 | Tony Lourey | Re-election | Tony Lourey | Mike Cummins | DFL Hold | |
9 | Keith Langseth | Re-election | Keith Langseth | Jeff Backer | DFL Hold | |
10 | Dan Skogen | Re-election | Dan Skogen | Gretchen Hoffman | GOP Gain | |
11 | Bill Ingebrigtsen | Re-election | Jim Thoreen | Bill Ingebrigtsen | GOP Hold | |
12 | Paul Koering | Open | Taylor Stevenson | Paul Gazelka | GOP Hold | |
13 | Joe Gimse | Re-election | Larry Rice | Joe Gimse | GOP Hold | |
14 | Michelle Fischbach | Re-election | Mike Sharp | Michelle Fischbach | GOP Hold | |
15 | Tarryl Clark | Open | Bruce Hentges | John Pederson | GOP Gain | |
16 | Lisa Fobbe | Re-election | Lisa Fobbe | Dave Brown | GOP Gain | |
17 | Rick Olseen | Re-election | Rick Olseen | Sean Nienow | GOP Gain | |
18 | Steve Dille | Open | Hal Kimball | Scott Newman | Richard Hoff | GOP Hold |
19 | Amy Koch | Re-election | Amy Koch | GOP Hold | ||
20 | Gary Kubly | Re-election | Gary Kubly | Gregg Kulberg | DFL Hold | |
21 | Dennis Frederickson | Open | Al Kruse | Gary Dahms | GOP Hold | |
22 | Jim Vickerman | Open | Kevin Vickerman | Doug Magnus | GOP Gain | |
23 | Kathy Sheran | Re-election | Kathy Sheran | Peter Trocke | DFL Hold | |
24 | Julie Rosen | Re-election | Julie Rosen | GOP Hold | ||
25 | Kevin Dahle | Re-election | Kevin Dahle | Al DeKruif | GOP Gain | |
26 | Mike Parry | Re-election | Alex De Marco | Mike Parry | GOP Hold | |
27 | Dan Sparks | Re-election | Dan Sparks | Kathy Green | DFL Hold | |
28 | Steve Murphy | Open | Joe Fricke | John Howe | GOP Gain | |
29 | Dave Senjem | Re-election | Greg French | Dave Senjem | GOP Hold | |
30 | Ann Lynch | Re-election | Ann Lynch | Carla Nelson | GOP Gain | |
31 | Sharon Erickson Ropes | Re-election | Sharon Erickson Ropes | Jeremy Miller | GOP Gain | |
32 | Warren Limmer | Re-election | Warren Limmer | GOP Hold | ||
33 | Gen Olson | Re-election | Monica Dawson | Gen Olson | GOP Hold | |
34 | Julianne Ortman | Re-election | Laura Helmer | Julianne Ortman | Tim Biros | GOP Hold |
35 | Claire Robling | Re-election | Travis Burton | Claire Robling | GOP Hold | |
36 | Pat Pariseau | Open | Steve Quist | Dave Thompson | GOP Hold | |
37 | Chris Gerlach | Re-election | Michael J. Germain | Chris Gerlach | GOP Hold | |
38 | Jim Carlson | Re-election | Jim Carlson | Ted Daley | GOP Gain | |
39 | James Metzen | Re-election | James Metzen | Rob Soleim | DFL Hold | |
40 | John Doll | Re-election | John Doll | Dan Hall | GOP Gain | |
41 | Geoff Michel | Re-election | Steve Elkins | Geoff Michel | GOP Hold | |
42 | David Hann | Re-election | Ron Case | David Hann | GOP Hold | |
43 | Terri Bonoff | Re-election | Terri Bonoff | Norann Dillon | DFL Hold | |
44 | Ron Latz | Re-election | Ron Latz | Paul Scofield | DFL Hold | |
45 | Ann Rest | Re-election | Ann Rest | Nick Petersen | DFL Hold | |
46 | Linda Scheid | Re-election | Linda Scheid | Ryan Sibinski | DFL Hold | |
47 | Leo Foley | Re-election | Leo Foley | Benjamin Kruse | Andrew Kratoska | GOP Gain |
48 | Mike Jungbauer | Re-election | Peter Perovich | Mike Jungbauer | GOP Hold | |
49 | Debbie Johnson | Open | Paul Meunier | Michelle Benson | GOP Hold | |
50 | Satveer Chaudhary | Re-election | Barb Goodwin | Gina Bauman | DFL Hold | |
51 | Don Betzold | Re-election | Don Betzold | Pam Wolf | GOP Gain | |
52 | Ray Vandeveer | Re-election | Becky Siekmeier | Ray Vandeveer | John McCallum | GOP Hold |
53 | Sandy Rummel | Re-election | Sandy Rummel | Roger Chamberlain | GOP Gain | |
54 | John Marty | Re-election | John Marty | Timothy Johnson | DFL Hold | |
55 | Chuck Wiger | Re-election | Chuck Wiger | Tami Ekstrand | Mark Jenkins | DFL Hold |
56 | Kathy Saltzman | Re-election | Kathy Saltzman | Ted Lillie | GOP Gain | |
57 | Katie Sieben | Re-election | Katie Sieben | Karin Housley | DFL Hold | |
58 | Linda Higgins | Re-election | Linda Higgins | Hayley Astrup | DFL Hold | |
59 | Larry Pogemiller | Re-election | Larry Pogemiller | Barry Hickithier | DFL Hold | |
60 | Scott Dibble | Re-election | Scott Dibble | Scot Pekarek | DFL Hold | |
61 | Linda Berglin | Re-election | Linda Berglin | James Schlemmer | DFL Hold | |
62 | Patricia Torres Ray | Re-election | Patricia Torres Ray | Patrick Elgin | DFL Hold | |
63 | Ken Kelash | Re-election | Ken Kelash | Craig Marston | DFL Hold | |
64 | Dick Cohen | Re-election | Dick Cohen | Anthony Hernandez | DFL Hold | |
65 | Sandy Pappas | Re-election | Sandy Pappas | Rick Karschnia | Amy E. Smith | DFL Hold |
66 | Ellen Anderson | Re-election | Ellen Anderson | Greg Copeland | DFL Hold | |
67 | Mee Moua | Open | John Harrington | Krysia Weidell | Dino Guerin | DFL Hold |
See also
[edit]- Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2010
- Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2010
- Minnesota elections, 2010
References
[edit]- ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results for all State Senate Races". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Color shaded map showing winning margin by district (PDF) from 2010 Election Maps, Minnesota Secretary of State