2010 Minnesota Attorney General election explained

Election Name:2010 Minnesota Attorney General election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Image:File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg
Flag Year:1983
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2006 Minnesota Attorney General election
Previous Year:2006
Next Election:2014 Minnesota Attorney General election
Next Year:2014
Election Date:November 2, 2010
Image1:File:Lori Swanson (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Lori Swanson
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:1,075,536
Percentage1:52.9%
Nominee2:Chris Barden
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:839,033
Percentage2:41.3%
Image3:3x4.svg
Nominee3:Bill Dahn
Party3:Independence Party of Minnesota
Popular Vote3:102,865
Percentage3:5.06%
Attorney General
Before Election:Lori Swanson
Before Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:Lori Swanson
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Map Size:300px

The 2010 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Primary elections were held on August 10, 2010. Incumbent Lori Swanson of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won reelection to a second term.

Candidates

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Incumbent Lori Swanson won endorsement at the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) convention. She faced only token opposition in her party's primary from Leo F. Meyer, and easily won her party's nomination in the August 10 primary.[1]

Republican Party

Edina attorney and psychologist Chris Barden earned the endorsement of the Republican Party of Minnesota at its state convention. He was challenged in his party's primary by Sharon Anderson, a perennial candidate who won her party's endorsement for attorney general in 1994. In the August 10 primary, Barden earned 54% of the vote to defeat Anderson and earn his party's nomination.

Independence Party

Activist Bill Dahn, who has no formal legal education, was the only candidate seeking the office of Attorney General as a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota.

Resource Party

Activist David J. Hoch ran in the election for the Resource Party.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes
%
Lori SwansonDemocratic–Farmer–Labor1,075,53652.90
Chris BardenRepublican839,03341.27
Bill DahnIndependence102,8655.06
David J. HochResource Party14,0400.69
Write-in1,6130.08
Total2,033,087100.00
Valid votes2,033,08795.75
Blank votes90,2824.25
Turnout[2] 2,123,36955.81
Eligible voters3,804,746

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statewide Results for Attorney General . . June 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130916033151/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20100810/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0335 . September 16, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2012 (PDF) . . June 26, 2013.
  3. Web site: Statewide Results for Attorney General . . June 24, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130916033616/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0335 . September 16, 2013 .