2010 Minnesota Senate election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Minnesota Senate election, 2010
| country = Minnesota
| flag_year = 1983
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Minnesota Senate election, 2006
| previous_year = 2006
| next_election = Minnesota Senate election, 2012
| next_year = 2012
| seats_for_election = All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate
| majority_seats = 34
| election_date = {{Start date|2010|11|02}}
| image1 = File:2016Senjem (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| leader1 = Dave Senjem
| party1 = Republican Party of Minnesota
| leader_since1 = November 10, 2006
| leaders_seat1 = 29th–Rochester
| last_election1 = 23 seats, 43.28%
| seats_before1 = 21
| seats1 = 37
| seat_change1 = {{Increase}}16
| popular_vote1 = 1,021,634
| percentage1 = 49.72%
| swing1 = {{Increase}}6.44 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}
| image2 = File:Pogemiller cropped.JPG
| leader2 = Larry Pogemiller
| party2 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| leader_since2 = November 9, 2006
| leaders_seat2 = 59th–Minneapolis
| last_election2 = 44 seats, 55.31%
| seats_before2 = 46
| seats2 = 30
| seat_change2 = {{Decrease}}16
| popular_vote2 = 1,005,132
| percentage2 = 48.91%
| swing2 = {{Decrease}}6.40 {{abbr|pp|Percentage points}}
| map_image = {{switcher
| Districts by margins of victory
| 300px
|Districts by party won
|default=1
}}
| title = Majority Leader
| before_election = Larry Pogemiller
| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| after_election = Amy Koch
| after_party = Republican Party of Minnesota
}}
{{ElectionsMN}}
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.
Predictions
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source !Ranking !As of |
| align=left | Governing{{Cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Louis |date=November 1, 2010 |title=Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats |url=http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/2010-state-legislatures.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205220201/http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/2010-state-legislatures.html |archive-date=December 5, 2010 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |website=Governing}}
| {{USRaceRating|Likely|D}} | November 1, 2010 |
Results
| class="wikitable"
|+ Summary of the November 2, 2010 Minnesota Senate election results |
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Party
! rowspan="2" | Candidates ! colspan="3" | Votes ! colspan="3" | Seats |
|---|
| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! % ! ∆{{abbr|pp|Percentage points}} ! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! ∆{{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! % |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}" |
| Republican Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 67 | align="right" | 1,021,634 | align="right" | 49.72 | align="right" | {{Increase}}6.44 | align="right" | 37 | align="right" | {{Increase}}16 | align="right" | 55.22 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}" |
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | align="right" | 65 | align="right" | 1,005,132 | align="right" | 48.91 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}6.40 | align="right" | 30 | align="right" | {{Decrease}}16 | align="right" | 44.78 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independence Party of Minnesota}}" |
| Independence Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 7 | align="right" | 14,086 | align="right" | 0.69 | align="right" | {{Increase}}0.04 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Constitution Party of Minnesota}}" |
| Constitution Party of Minnesota | align="right" | 1 | align="right" | 827 | align="right" | 0.04 | align="right" | {{Increase}}0.04 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| align="right" | 2 | align="right" | 6,375 | align="right" | 0.31 | align="right" | {{Increase}}0.06 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| style="background-color:{{party color|write-in candidate}}" |
| Write-in | align="right" | N/A | align="right" | 6,813 | align="right" | 0.33 | align="right" | {{Increase}}0.08 | align="right" | 0 | align="right" | {{steady}} | align="right" | 0.00 |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Total
| align="right" | 2,054,867 | align="right" | 100.00 | align="right" | ±0.00 | align="right" | 67 | align="right" | ±0 | align="right" | 100.00 |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Invalid/blank votes
| colspan="1" align="right" | 68,502 | colspan="1" align="right" | 3.23 | colspan="1" align="right" | {{DecreasePositive}}0.31 | rowspan="2" colspan="3" | |
| colspan="3" align="left" | Turnout (out of 3,803,192 eligible voters){{cite web | url=http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1744/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2014.pdf | title=Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=August 13, 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| colspan="1" align="right" | 2,123,369 | colspan="1" align="right" | 55.83 | colspan="1" align="right" | {{Decrease}}4.64 |
| colspan="9" | {{small|Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,{{cite web | url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateSenate/69?districttype=SN | title=Results for all State Senate Races | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | access-date=January 16, 2018}} Minnesota Legislative Reference Library{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/histleg/caucus?body=s | title=Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | access-date=December 11, 2012}}}} |
=Match-up summary=
| class="wikitable"
! District ! Incumbent ! 2010 Status ! DFL ! Republican ! Independence ! Result |
| 1
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | LeRoy Stumpf | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |LeRoy Stumpf | Roger Schmitz | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 2
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Rod Skoe | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Rod Skoe | Dennis Moser | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 3
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Tom Saxhaug | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Tom Saxhaug | Dan McGuire | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 4
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Mary Olson | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |John Carlson | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 5
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Dave Tomassoni | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Dave Tomassoni | Matt Matasich | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 6
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Tom Bakk | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Tom Bakk | Jennifer Havlick | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 7
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Yvonne Prettner Solon | Open | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Roger Reinert | Jim Stauber | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 8
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Tony Lourey | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Tony Lourey | Mike Cummins | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 9
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Keith Langseth | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Keith Langseth | Jeff Backer | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 10
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Dan Skogen | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Gretchen Hoffman | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 11
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Bill Ingebrigtsen | Re-election | Jim Thoreen | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Bill Ingebrigtsen | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 12
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Paul Koering | Open | Taylor Stevenson | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Paul Gazelka | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 13
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Joe Gimse | Re-election | Larry Rice | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Joe Gimse | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 14
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Michelle Fischbach | Re-election | Mike Sharp | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Michelle Fischbach | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 15
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Tarryl Clark | Open | Bruce Hentges | {{Party shading/Republican}} |John Pederson | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 16
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Lisa Fobbe |Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Dave Brown | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 17
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Rick Olseen | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Sean Nienow | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 18
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Steve Dille | Open | Hal Kimball | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Scott Newman | Richard Hoff | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 19
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Amy Koch | Re-election | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Amy Koch | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 20
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Gary Kubly | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Gary Kubly | Gregg Kulberg | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 21
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Dennis Frederickson | Open | Al Kruse | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Gary Dahms | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 22
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Jim Vickerman | Open | Kevin Vickerman | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Doug Magnus | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 23
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Kathy Sheran | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Kathy Sheran | Peter Trocke | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 24
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Julie Rosen | Re-election | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Julie Rosen | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 25
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Kevin Dahle | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Al DeKruif | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 26
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Mike Parry | Re-election | Alex De Marco | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Mike Parry | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 27
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Dan Sparks | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Dan Sparks | Kathy Green | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 28
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Steve Murphy | Open | Joe Fricke | {{Party shading/Republican}} |John Howe | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 29
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Dave Senjem | Re-election | Greg French | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Dave Senjem | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 30
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Ann Lynch | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Carla Nelson | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 31
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Sharon Erickson Ropes | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Jeremy Miller | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 32
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Warren Limmer | Re-election | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Warren Limmer | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 33
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Gen Olson | Re-election | Monica Dawson | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Gen Olson | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 34
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Julianne Ortman | Re-election | Laura Helmer | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Julianne Ortman | Tim Biros | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 35
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Claire Robling | Re-election | Travis Burton | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Claire Robling | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 36
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Pat Pariseau | Open | Steve Quist | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Dave Thompson | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 37
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Chris Gerlach | Re-election | Michael J. Germain | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Chris Gerlach | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 38
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Jim Carlson | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ted Daley | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 39
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | James Metzen | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |James Metzen | Rob Soleim | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 40
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | John Doll | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Dan Hall | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 41
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Geoff Michel | Re-election | Steve Elkins | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Geoff Michel | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 42
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | David Hann | Re-election | Ron Case | {{Party shading/Republican}} |David Hann | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 43
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Terri Bonoff | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Terri Bonoff | Norann Dillon | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 44
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Ron Latz | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Ron Latz | Paul Scofield | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 45
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Ann Rest | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Ann Rest | Nick Petersen | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 46
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Linda Scheid | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Linda Scheid | Ryan Sibinski | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 47
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Leo Foley | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Benjamin Kruse | Andrew Kratoska | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 48
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Mike Jungbauer | Re-election | Peter Perovich | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Mike Jungbauer | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 49
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Debbie Johnson | Open | Paul Meunier | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Michelle Benson | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 50
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Satveer Chaudhary |Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Barb Goodwin |Gina Bauman | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 51
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Don Betzold | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Pam Wolf | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 52
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Ray Vandeveer | Re-election | Becky Siekmeier | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ray Vandeveer | John McCallum | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Hold |
| 53
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Sandy Rummel | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Roger Chamberlain | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 54
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | John Marty | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |John Marty | Timothy Johnson | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 55
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Chuck Wiger | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Chuck Wiger | Tami Ekstrand | Mark Jenkins | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 56
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Kathy Saltzman | Re-election | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ted Lillie | | {{Party shading/Republican}} |GOP Gain |
| 57
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Katie Sieben | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Katie Sieben | Karin Housley | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 58
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Linda Higgins | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Linda Higgins | Hayley Astrup | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 59
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Larry Pogemiller | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Larry Pogemiller | Barry Hickithier | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 60
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Scott Dibble | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Scott Dibble | Scot Pekarek | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 61
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Linda Berglin | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Linda Berglin | James Schlemmer | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 62
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Patricia Torres Ray | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Patricia Torres Ray | Patrick Elgin | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 63
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Ken Kelash | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Ken Kelash | Craig Marston | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 64
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Dick Cohen | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Dick Cohen | Anthony Hernandez | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 65
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Sandy Pappas | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Sandy Pappas | Rick Karschnia | Amy E. Smith | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 66
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Ellen Anderson | Re-election | {{Party shading/DFL}} |Ellen Anderson | Greg Copeland | | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
| 67
| {{Party shading/DFL}} | Mee Moua | Open | {{Party shading/DFL}} |John Harrington | Krysia Weidell | Dino Guerin | {{Party shading/DFL}} |DFL Hold |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9678 Color shaded map showing winning margin by district] (PDF) from [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/index.aspx?page=1634 2010 Election Maps], Minnesota Secretary of State
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Category:2010 Minnesota elections