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2010 Minnesota Senate election

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Field	Value
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
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	16
popular_vote1	1,021,634
percentage1	49.72%
swing1	6.44 pp
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	16
popular_vote2	1,005,132
percentage2	48.91%
swing2	6.40 pp
map_image	{{switcher
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

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

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing	November 1, 2010

Results

Party	Candidates	Votes	Seats	No.	%	∆pp	No.	∆No.	%
Republican Party of Minnesota}}"		Republican Party of Minnesota	67	1,021,634	49.72	6.44	37	16	55.22
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party}}"		Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	65	1,005,132	48.91	6.40	30	16	44.78
Independence Party of Minnesota}}"		Independence Party of Minnesota	7	14,086	0.69	0.04	0		0.00
Constitution Party of Minnesota}}"		Constitution Party of Minnesota	1	827	0.04	0.04	0		0.00
Independent (politician)}}"		Independent	2	6,375	0.31	0.06	0		0.00
write-in candidate}}"		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)	2,123,369	55.83	4.64
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library

Match-up summary

District	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	Julie Rosen	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	Dan Sparks	Re-election		Dan Sparks	Kathy Green		DFL Hold
28	Steve Murphy	Open	Joe Fricke		John Howe		GOP Gain
29	Dave Senjem	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	Jim Carlson	Re-election	Jim Carlson		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

References

Jacobson, Louis. (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats".
(April 2019). "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014". [[Minnesota Secretary of State]].
"Results for all State Senate Races". Minnesota Secretary of State.
"Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.

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