2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election

| country = Minnesota

| type = presidential

| flag_year = 1983

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2006 Minnesota Secretary of State election

| previous_year = 2006

| election_date = November 2, 2010

| next_election = 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election

| next_year = 2014

| image1 = File:Mark Richie Minnesota Secretary of State (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Mark Ritchie

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 999,382

| percentage1 = 49.1%

| map_image = {{switcher |280px |County results |280px |Precinct results |default=1}}

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Ritchie: {{legend0|#BDD3FF|30–40%}} {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Severson: {{legend0|#FFC8CD|30–40%}} {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Carlson: {{legend0|#5fd35f|50–60%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#DECDE6|30–40%}} {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = Secretary of State

| before_election = Mark Ritchie

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Mark Ritchie

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| image2 = File:Dan Severson head shot 2.jpg

| nominee2 = Dan Severson

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 928,913

| percentage2 = 45.6%

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| nominee3 = Jual Carlson

| party3 = Independence Party of Minnesota

| popular_vote3 = 105,675

| percentage3 = 5.19%

}}

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The 2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Minnesota Secretary of State for a four-year term. Primary elections were held on August 10, 2010. Incumbent Mark Ritchie of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won re-election to a second term.