| Election Name: | 2010 Minnesota general election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Minnesota elections |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Minnesota elections |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2010 |
Elections were held in Minnesota on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections took place on August 10, 2010.
See main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2010.
See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010. All eight seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2010. All eight incumbents will be seeking re-election.
See also: United States Senate elections, 2010.
Minnesota's two senators are not up for election in 2010.
Statewide offices in Minnesota, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Auditor are up for election in 2010.
See main article: Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2010.
Incumbent Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, is retiring from office after two terms. Candidates seeking to replace Pawlenty include State Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Delano; ; Former Sen. Mark Dayton, DFL-Minnesota; and activist Tom Horner for the Independence Party.
See main article: Minnesota secretary of state election, 2010.
Incumbent DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is seeking re-election after an eventful first term in office, in which he oversaw the very tight election and subsequent recount in the 2008 U.S. Senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman.
Ritchie is being challenged by State Rep. Dan Severson, R-Sauk Rapids, who has been challenged for attempting to be listed on the ballot as Dan "Doc" Severson, in an apparent attempt to tie himself to former Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen.[1] Also running is Independence Party candidate Jual Carlson.
See main article: Minnesota attorney general election, 2010.
Incumbent DFL Attorney General Lori Swanson is seeking re-election after her first term in office. She is being challenged by Republican attorney and psychologist R. Christopher Barden and Independence Party candidate Bill Dahn.[2]
See main article: Minnesota state auditor election, 2010.
Incumbent DFL State Auditor Rebecca Otto is seeking re-election after her first term in office. She is being challenged by former Republican State Auditor Patricia Anderson, who lost her position to Otto in 2006.[3]
See main article: Minnesota Senate elections, 2010. All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate are up for election in 2010. The DFL currently holds 46 seats in the body, compared with 21 for the Republicans. Republicans have not held control of the body since the end of the nonpartisan legislative era in 1973.
See main article: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010.
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives are up for election in 2010. The DFL currently holds 87 seats in the body, compared to 47 for the GOP. Republicans most recently held the House from 1999 through 2007.
Many elections for county offices will also be held on November 2, 2010.