2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1983
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2008
Next Election:2012 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:2012
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
Image1:File:Kurt Zellers.JPG
Leader1:Kurt Zellers
Party1:Republican Party of Minnesota
Leader Since1:June 23, 2009
Leaders Seat1:32B–Maple Grove
Last Election1:47 seats, 43.81%
Seats1:72
Seat Change1:25
Popular Vote1:1,036,019
Percentage1:50.44%
Swing1:6.63
Leader2:Margaret Anderson Kelliher
(retired)
Party2:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since2:June 20, 2006
Leaders Seat2:60A–Minneapolis
Last Election2:87 seats, 54.87%
Seats2:62
Seat Change2:25
Popular Vote2:995,853
Percentage2:48.49%
Swing2:6.38
Speaker
Before Election:Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Before Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:Kurt Zellers
After Party:Republican Party of Minnesota

The 2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 2010, to elect members to the House of Representatives 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 defeating the Republicans in the 2006 election. The new Legislature convened on January 4, 2011.

Results

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Summary of the November 2, 2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%%
Republican Party of Minnesota1341,036,01950.446.63722553.73
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party130995,85348.496.38622546.27
Independence Party of Minnesota1012,3580.600.0700.00
Constitution Party of Minnesota31,5250.070.0700.00
Green Party of Minnesota11,0350.050.1900.00
Independent23,4160.170.1800.00
Write-inN/A3,6310.180.0300.00
Totals2,053,837100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes69,5323.272.11
Turnout (out of 3,803,192 eligible voters)[1] 2,123,36955.8322.28

Match-up summary

DistrictIncumbent2010 StatusDFLRepublicanIndependenceIndependentResult
1ADave OlinRe-electionDave OlinDan FabianGOP Gain
1BBernard LiederRe-electionBernard LiederDebra KielGOP Gain
2AKent EkenRe-electionKent EkenSteve GreenDFL Hold
2BBrita SailerRe-electionBrita SailerDavid HancockGOP Gain
3ATom AnzelcRe-electionTom AnzelcMarv OttDFL Hold
3BLoren SolbergRe-electionLoren SolbergCarolyn McElfatrickGOP Gain
4AJohn PersellRe-electionJohn PersellRichard LehmannDFL Hold
4BLarry HowesRe-electionMeg ByeLarry HowesGOP Hold
5ATom RukavinaRe-electionTom RukavinaGreg KnutsonDFL Hold
5BTony SertichRe-electionTony SertichPaul JacobsonDFL Hold
6ADavid DillRe-electionDavid DillJim TuomalaDFL Hold
6BMary MurphyRe-electionMary MurphyKeith MacDonaldDFL Hold
7AThomas HuntleyRe-electionThomas HuntleyCarinda HortonDFL Hold
7BRoger ReinertOpenKerry GauthierTravis SilversTony SallsDFL Hold
8ABill HiltyRe-electionBill HiltyMark AmesDFL Hold
8BTim FaustRe-electionTim FaustRoger CrawfordGOP Gain
9AMorrie LanningRe-electionGreg LemkeMorrie LanningGOP Hold
9BPaul MarquartRe-electionPaul MarquartBenjamin GimsleyDFL Hold
10ABud NornesRe-electionGreg StumboBud NornesGOP Hold
10BMark MurdockRe-electionPete PhillipsMark MurdockGOP Hold
11ATorrey WestromRe-electionBennett SmithTorrey WestromDave HolmanGOP Hold
11B Mary Ellen OtrembaOpenAmy HunterMary FransonBert PexsaGOP Gain
12A John WardRe-electionJohn WardKevin GoedkerDFL Hold
12B Re-electionMike LeMieurGOP Gain
13A Paul AndersonRe-electionPaul AndersonGOP Hold
13BAl JuhnkeRe-electionAl JuhnkeBruce VogelGOP Gain
14AOpenRob JacobsTim O'DriscollGOP Hold
14B Larry HoschRe-electionLarry HoschTom EllenbeckerDFL Hold
15A Re-electionAnne C. NolanGOP Hold
15BLarry HawsOpenCarol LewisKing BanaianGOP Gain
16AGail Kulick JacksonRe-electionGail Kulick JacksonSondra EricksonGOP Gain
16BMary KiffmeyerRe-electionTom HeydMary KiffmeyerGOP Hold
17A Rob EastlundOpenJim GodfreyKurt DaudtGOP Hold
17B Jeremy KalinOpenCindy EricksonBob BarrettCurtis LendtGOP Gain
18ARon ShimanskiRe-electionRon ShimanskiGOP Hold
18BDean UrdahlRe-electionDarrin AndersonDean UrdahlGOP Hold
19A Bruce AndersonRe-electionBarrett ChrissisBruce AndersonGOP Hold
19BOpenChris BrazeltonJoe McDonaldGOP Hold
20AAndrew FalkRe-electionAndrew FalkJay BackerDFL Hold
20BLyle KoenenRe-electionLyle KoenenBrian KohoutDFL Hold
21AMarty SeifertOpenRamona LarsonChris SwedzinskiGOP Hold
21BPaul TorkelsonRe-electionPaul TorkelsonGOP Hold
22ADoug MagnusOpenTed WinterJoe SchomackerGOP Hold
22BRod HamiltonRe-electionWilliam BrandtRod HamiltonGOP Hold
23A Terry MorrowRe-electionTerry MorrowRebecca PeichelDFL Hold
23BKathy BrynaertRe-electionKathy BrynaertDave KruseDFL Hold
24ABob GuntherRe-electionDale HansenBob GuntherGOP Hold
24BTony CornishRe-electionJoan Muth-MilksTony CornishMark MeyerGOP Hold
25ALaura BrodOpenMick McGuireGlenn GruenhagenGOP Hold
25BDavid BlyRe-electionDavid BlyKelby WoodardGOP Gain
26AKory KathRe-electionKory KathDavid ThulDFL Hold
26BPatti FritzRe-electionPatti FritzDan KaiserDFL Hold
27ARobin BrownRe-electionRobin BrownRich MurrayGOP Gain
27BJeanne PoppeRe-electionJeanne PoppeJennifer GumbelDFL Hold
28ATim KellyRe-electionJerry RothTim KellyGOP Hold
28BSteve DrazkowskiRe-electionMark SchneiderSteve DrazkowskiGOP Hold
29ARandy DemmerOpenDouglas WunderlichDuane QuamGOP Hold
29BKim NortonRe-electionKim NortonMike RolihDFL Hold
30ATina LieblingRe-electionTina LieblingCharlie O'ConnellDFL Hold
30BAndy WeltiRe-electionAndy WeltiMike BensonGOP Gain
31AGene PelowskiRe-electionGene PelowskiRhett ZenkeDFL Hold
31BGreg DavidsRe-electionSteve KempGreg DavidsGOP Hold
32A Joyce PeppinRe-electionDavid HodenJoyce PeppinGOP Hold
32BKurt ZellersRe-electionKatie RodriquezKurt ZellersGOP Hold
33A Steve SmithRe-electionDenise BaderSteve SmithGOP Hold
33BConnie DoepkeRe-electionKim KangConnie DoepkeGOP Hold
34APaul KohlsOpenLeanne KunzeErnie LeidigerGOP Hold
34BJoe HoppeRe-electionJoe HoppeGOP Hold
35AMike BeardRe-electionMatt ChristensenMike BeardGOP Hold
35BMark BuesgensRe-electionJannaya LaFranceMark BuesgensGOP Hold
36AMary Liz HolbergRe-electionColin LeeMary Liz HolbergGOP Hold
36B Pat GarofaloRe-electionSigrid IversenPat GarofaloGOP Hold
37ARe-electionDerrick LindstromGOP Hold
37BPhil SternerRe-electionPhil SternerKurt BillsGOP Gain
38ASandra MasinRe-electionSandra MasinDiane AndersonGOP Gain
38BMike ObermuellerRe-electionMike ObermuellerDoug WardlowGOP Gain
39A Rick HansenRe-electionRick HansenDon LeeDFL Hold
39BJoe AtkinsRe-electionJoe AtkinsTerry PearsonDFL Hold
40A Will MorganRe-electionWill MorganPam MyhraBruce JohnsonGOP Gain
40B Ann LenczewskiRe-electionAnn LenczewskiSanu Patel-ZellingerDFL Hold
41AKeith DowneyRe-electionKevin StauntonKeith DowneyGOP Hold
41BPaul RosenthalRe-electionPaul RosenthalPat MazorolNaomi BabcockGOP Gain
42AMaria RuudRe-electionMaria RuudKirk StensrudGOP Gain
42BJenifer LoonRe-election Ray L. DanielsJenifer LoonGOP Hold
43A Sarah AndersonRe-election Audrey BrittonSarah AndersonGOP Hold
43BJohn BensonRe-electionJohn BensonBrian GroganDFL Hold
44ASteve SimonRe-electionSteve SimonStephen ManderfeldDFL Hold
44BRyan WinklerRe-electionRyan WinklerRick RiceDFL Hold
45ASandra PetersonRe-electionSandra PetersonMark MartinDFL Hold
45BLyndon CarlsonRe-electionLyndon CarlsonReid JohnsonDFL Hold
46A Mike NelsonRe-electionMike NelsonChuck SutphenDFL Hold
46BDebra HilstromRe-electionDebra HilstromTim OlsonDFL Hold
47ADenise DittrichRe-electionDenise DittrichCameron RobersonDFL Hold
47BMelissa HortmanRe-electionMelissa HortmanLinda EtimDon HallbladeDFL Hold
48A Tom HackbarthRe-election Laurie OlmonTom HackbarthGOP Hold
48BJim AbelerRe-election Daniel KaneJim AbelerGOP Hold
49A Peggy ScottRe-election Dustin NormanPeggy ScottGOP Hold
49BJerry NewtonRe-electionJerry NewtonBranden PetersenHarley SwarmGOP Gain
50ACarolyn LaineRe-electionCarolyn LaineTim UtzDFL Hold
50BKate KnuthRe-electionKate KnuthRussel BertschDFL Hold
51ATim SandersRe-election Zak ChlebeckTim SandersGOP Hold
51BTom TillberryRe-electionTom TillberryDale HelmDFL Hold
52ABob DettmerRe-election Adam BestBob DettmerGOP Hold
52BMatt DeanRe-electionJeff PetersonMatt DeanGOP Hold
53APaul GardnerRe-electionPaul GardnerLinda RunbeckGOP Gain
53BCarol McFarlaneRe-electionChris KnopfCarol McFarlaneGOP Hold
54AMindy GreilingRe-electionMindy GreilingMark FotschDFL Hold
54BBev ScalzeRe-electionBev ScalzeKen RubenzerDFL Hold
55ALeon LillieRe-electionLeon LillieNathan HansenJoseph PolencheckDFL Hold
55BNora SlawikRe-electionNora SlawikDamon DaltonDFL Hold
56AJulie BunnRe-electionJulie BunnKathy LohmerJames MartinGOP Gain
56BMarsha SwailsRe-electionMarsha SwailsAndrea KiefferGOP Gain
57AKarla BighamOpenJen PetersonJohn KrieselGOP Gain
57BDenny McNamaraRe-electionDave PageDenny McNamaraGOP Hold
58AJoe MulleryRe-electionJoe MulleryChris HiattDFL Hold
58BBobby Joe ChampionRe-electionBobby Joe ChampionGary MazottaDFL Hold
59ADiane LoefflerRe-electionDiane LoefflerMark LazarchicDFL Hold
59BPhyllis KahnRe-electionPhyllis KahnOle HovdeRon LischeidDFL Hold
60AMargaret Anderson KelliherOpenMarion GreeneBrian GruberDFL Hold
60BFrank HornsteinRe-electionFrank HornsteinScott BrooksDFL Hold
61AKaren ClarkRe-electionKaren ClarkNicholas SkirvanekSadik WarfaDFL Hold
61BJeff HaydenRe-electionJeff HaydenMichael J. SullivanDFL Hold
62AJim DavnieRe-electionJim DavnieWes WittbyDFL Hold
62BJean WageniusRe-electionJean WageniusDeanna BossDFL Hold
63APaul ThissenRe-electionPaul ThissenNate AtkinsDFL Hold
63BLinda SlocumRe-electionLinda SlocumJoel JennissenDFL Hold
64AErin MurphyRe-electionErin MurphyZach FreitagDFL Hold
64BMichael PaymarRe-electionMichael PaymarAndrew SmithDFL Hold
65ACy ThaoOpenRena MoranPaul HolmgrenDFL Hold
65BCarlos MarianiRe-electionCarlos MarianiJamie DeltonDFL Hold
66AJohn LeschRe-electionJohn LeschChris ConnerDFL Hold
66BAlice HausmanRe-electionAlice HausmanBob KossDFL Hold
67ATim MahoneyRe-electionTim MahoneyCatherine O. HennellyDFL Hold
67BSheldon JohnsonRe-electionSheldon JohnsonCheryl Golden-BlackDFL Hold

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 . . August 13, 2016 .