2010 Minnesota Senate election explained

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
Image1:	File:2016Senjem (cropped).jpg
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:	16
Popular Vote1:	1,021,634
Percentage1:	49.72%
Swing1:	6.44
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:	16
Popular Vote2:	1,005,132
Percentage2:	48.91%
Swing2:	6.40
Majority Leader
Before Election:	Larry Pogemiller
Before Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:	Amy Koch
After Party:	Republican Party of Minnesota

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.

Results

Summary of the November 2, 2010 Minnesota Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes			Seats
				%	∆		∆	%
	Republican Party of Minnesota	67	1,021,634	49.72	6.44	37	16	55.22
	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	65	1,005,132	48.91	6.40	30	16	44.78
	Independence Party of Minnesota	7	14,086	0.69	0.04	0		0.00
	Constitution Party of Minnesota	1	827	0.04	0.04	0		0.00
	Independent	2	6,375	0.31	0.06	0		0.00
	Write-in	N/A	6,813	0.33	0.08	0		0.00
Total			2,054,867	100.00	±0.00	67	±0	100.00
Invalid/blank votes			68,502	3.23	0.31
Turnout (out of 3,803,192 eligible voters)^[1]			2,123,369	55.83	4.64

Match-up summary

District	Incumbent	2010 Status	DFL	Republican	Independence	Result
1		LeRoy Stumpf	Re-election		LeRoy Stumpf	Roger Schmitz			DFL Hold
2		Rod Skoe	Re-election		Rod Skoe	Dennis Moser			DFL Hold
3		Tom Saxhaug	Re-election		Tom Saxhaug	Dan McGuire			DFL Hold
4		Mary Olson	Re-election	Mary Olson		John Carlson			GOP Gain
5		Dave Tomassoni	Re-election		Dave Tomassoni	Matt Matasich			DFL Hold
6		Tom Bakk	Re-election		Tom Bakk	Jennifer Havlick			DFL Hold
7		Yvonne Prettner Solon	Open		Roger Reinert	Jim Stauber			DFL Hold
8		Tony Lourey	Re-election		Tony Lourey	Mike Cummins			DFL Hold
9		Keith Langseth	Re-election		Keith Langseth	Jeff Backer			DFL Hold
10		Dan Skogen	Re-election	Dan Skogen		Gretchen Hoffman			GOP Gain
11		Bill Ingebrigtsen	Re-election	Jim Thoreen		Bill Ingebrigtsen			GOP Hold
12		Paul Koering	Open	Taylor Stevenson		Paul Gazelka			GOP Hold
13		Joe Gimse	Re-election	Larry Rice		Joe Gimse			GOP Hold
14		Michelle Fischbach	Re-election	Mike Sharp		Michelle Fischbach			GOP Hold
15		Tarryl Clark	Open	Bruce Hentges		John Pederson			GOP Gain
16		Lisa Fobbe	Re-election	Lisa Fobbe		Dave Brown			GOP Gain
17		Rick Olseen	Re-election	Rick Olseen		Sean Nienow			GOP Gain
18		Steve Dille	Open	Hal Kimball		Scott Newman	Richard Hoff		GOP Hold
19		Amy Koch	Re-election			Amy Koch			GOP Hold
20		Gary Kubly	Re-election		Gary Kubly	Gregg Kulberg			DFL Hold
21		Dennis Frederickson	Open	Al Kruse		Gary Dahms			GOP Hold
22		Jim Vickerman	Open	Kevin Vickerman		Doug Magnus			GOP Gain
23		Kathy Sheran	Re-election		Kathy Sheran	Peter Trocke			DFL Hold
24			Re-election			Julie Rosen			GOP Hold
25		Kevin Dahle	Re-election	Kevin Dahle		Al DeKruif			GOP Gain
26		Mike Parry	Re-election	Alex De Marco		Mike Parry			GOP Hold
27			Re-election			Kathy Green			DFL Hold
28		Steve Murphy	Open	Joe Fricke		John Howe			GOP Gain
29			Re-election	Greg French		Dave Senjem			GOP Hold
30		Ann Lynch	Re-election	Ann Lynch		Carla Nelson			GOP Gain
31		Sharon Erickson Ropes	Re-election	Sharon Erickson Ropes		Jeremy Miller			GOP Gain
32		Warren Limmer	Re-election			Warren Limmer			GOP Hold
33		Gen Olson	Re-election	Monica Dawson		Gen Olson			GOP Hold
34		Julianne Ortman	Re-election	Laura Helmer		Julianne Ortman	Tim Biros		GOP Hold
35		Claire Robling	Re-election	Travis Burton		Claire Robling			GOP Hold
36		Pat Pariseau	Open	Steve Quist		Dave Thompson			GOP Hold
37		Chris Gerlach	Re-election	Michael J. Germain		Chris Gerlach			GOP Hold
38			Re-election			Ted Daley			GOP Gain
39		James Metzen	Re-election		James Metzen	Rob Soleim			DFL Hold
40		John Doll	Re-election	John Doll		Dan Hall			GOP Gain
41		Geoff Michel	Re-election	Steve Elkins		Geoff Michel			GOP Hold
42		David Hann	Re-election	Ron Case		David Hann			GOP Hold
43		Terri Bonoff	Re-election		Terri Bonoff	Norann Dillon			DFL Hold
44		Ron Latz	Re-election		Ron Latz	Paul Scofield			DFL Hold
45		Ann Rest	Re-election		Ann Rest	Nick Petersen			DFL Hold
46		Linda Scheid	Re-election		Linda Scheid	Ryan Sibinski			DFL Hold
47		Leo Foley	Re-election	Leo Foley		Benjamin Kruse	Andrew Kratoska		GOP Gain
48		Mike Jungbauer	Re-election	Peter Perovich		Mike Jungbauer			GOP Hold
49		Debbie Johnson	Open	Paul Meunier		Michelle Benson			GOP Hold
50		Satveer Chaudhary	Re-election		Barb Goodwin	Gina Bauman			DFL Hold
51		Don Betzold	Re-election	Don Betzold		Pam Wolf			GOP Gain
52		Ray Vandeveer	Re-election	Becky Siekmeier		Ray Vandeveer	John McCallum		GOP Hold
53		Sandy Rummel	Re-election	Sandy Rummel		Roger Chamberlain			GOP Gain
54		John Marty	Re-election		John Marty	Timothy Johnson			DFL Hold
55		Chuck Wiger	Re-election		Chuck Wiger	Tami Ekstrand	Mark Jenkins		DFL Hold
56		Kathy Saltzman	Re-election	Kathy Saltzman		Ted Lillie			GOP Gain
57		Katie Sieben	Re-election		Katie Sieben	Karin Housley			DFL Hold
58		Linda Higgins	Re-election		Linda Higgins	Hayley Astrup			DFL Hold
59		Larry Pogemiller	Re-election		Larry Pogemiller	Barry Hickithier			DFL Hold
60		Scott Dibble	Re-election		Scott Dibble	Scot Pekarek			DFL Hold
61		Linda Berglin	Re-election		Linda Berglin	James Schlemmer			DFL Hold
62		Patricia Torres Ray	Re-election		Patricia Torres Ray	Patrick Elgin			DFL Hold
63		Ken Kelash	Re-election		Ken Kelash	Craig Marston			DFL Hold
64		Dick Cohen	Re-election		Dick Cohen	Anthony Hernandez			DFL Hold
65		Sandy Pappas	Re-election		Sandy Pappas	Rick Karschnia	Amy E. Smith		DFL Hold
66		Ellen Anderson	Re-election		Ellen Anderson	Greg Copeland			DFL Hold
67		Mee Moua	Open		John Harrington	Krysia Weidell	Dino Guerin		DFL Hold

See also

• Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2010
• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2010
• Minnesota elections, 2010

External links

• Color shaded map showing winning margin by district (PDF) from 2010 Election Maps, Minnesota Secretary of State

Notes and References

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