Minnesota 2010 legislative election results

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Minnesota State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Minnesota State Senate. For results in individual contests see our Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Minnesota State Senate
Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election
     Democratic Party 46 30
     Republican Party 21 37
Total 67 67

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 2
  • Incumbents who were defeated
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • There were 57 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. Only 13 incumbents lost, and thus 44 incumbents were re-elected to the Minnesota State Senate.
  • No Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 13 Democratic incumbents lost.
  • There will be 23 new senators sworn-in. Of those 23, 2 are Democrats and 21 are Republicans
  • Of the 67 seats up for election, 30 were won by Democrats and 37 by Republicans.
  • 2 candidates were unopposed, 0 Democrats and 2 Republicans.
  • Only 7 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.

Incumbency Analysis

Of the 1,167 state senate seats up for election in 2010, incumbents ran for 894 (76.6%) of them. Of these 894, 94 lost their re-election bids, 89 Democrats and 5 Republicans. In Minnesota, 10 incumbent senators did not run for re-election on the November 2 ballot, while 57 incumbents (85.1%) ran for re-election. Of these 57 incumbents, 13 were defeated. All 13 were Democrats.

Incumbents who ran on November 2

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:

Incumbents defeated

The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:

CandidatePartyDistrict
Jim Carlson
Leo Foley
Ann Lynch
Kevin Dahle
John Doll (Minnesota)
Dan Skogen
Don Betzold
Kathy Saltzman
Lisa Fobbe
Mary Olson
Rick Olseen
Sandy Rummel
Sharon Erickson Ropes

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:

CandidatePartyDistrict
Al DeKruif
Benjamin Kruse
Roger Chamberlain
Carla Nelson
Dan Hall
Ted Daley
Gretchen Hoffman
John Carlson (Minnesota)
Pam Wolf
Sean Nienow
Ted Lillie
Dave Brown (Minnesota)
Jeremy Miller (Minnesota)

New State Senators and General Election Winners

388 new senators were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 388, 278 were Republicans and 110 were Democrats. In Minnesota, 24 new senators will be sworn-in. Of those 24, 3 are Democrats and 21 are Republicans. In the 11 open seat contests, Republicans won 8 and Democrats 3. In total, Minnesota elected 57 senators, 37 Republicans and 30 Democrats.

Newly elected senators

The following are the newly-elected members of the Minnesota State Senate:

Democratic

Republican

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Republican

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Minnesota State Senate:

Democratic

Republican

Competitiveness

Across the nation, 1,167 state senate seats were up for election in 2010. 1,143 of those seats were partisan seats (24 seats were up for election in Nebraska's nonpartisan unicameral legislature). In 320 (28.0%) of these state senate contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Minnesota, 2 candidates (3.0% of seats) faced no major party opposition. Of these 2, both were Republicans.

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

There were no Democratic candidates did not face major party competition.

Republican

Ballot Access

Across the nation, 140 independent or third party candidates ran for state senate. In Minnesota, 10 (7.0%) of the 142 senate candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate.

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:

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Minnesota State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Minnesota House of Representatives. For results in individual contests, see our Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2010. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Minnesota House of Representatives
Party As of November 1, 2010 After the 2010 Election
     Democratic Party 87 62
     Republican Party 47 72
Total 134 134


What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 2
  • Incumbents who were defeated
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview:

  • There were 119 incumbents who ran in the November 2 general election. 21 incumbents lost, and thus 98 incumbents were re-elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives.
  • No Republican incumbents lost in the general election, while 21 incumbent Democratic incumbent lost.
  • There will be 36 new representatives sworn-in. Of those 36, 3 are Democrats and 33 are Republicans
  • Of the 134 seats up for election, 62 were won by Democrats and 72 by Republicans.
  • 3 candidates were unopposed, 0 Democrats and 3 Republicans.
  • Only 16 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.

Incumbency Analysis

Of the 4,958 state house seats up for election, incumbents ran in the general election for 4,091 (79.5%) of them. Of these 4,091 incumbents, 413 lost their re-election bids, 403 Democrats and 10 Republicans. In Minnesota, 119 (88.8%) incumbents ran for re-election. Of these 119, 21 incumbent representatives were defeated. All 21 incumbents were Democrats.

Incumbents who ran on November 2

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 2 general election ballot:

  1. Keith Downey
  2. Jenifer Loon
  3. Sarah Anderson
  4. Tom Hackbarth
  5. Jim Abeler
  6. Peggy Scott
  7. Tim Sanders (Minnesota)
  8. Bob Dettmer
  9. Matt Dean
  10. Carol McFarlane
  11. Denny McNamara
  12. Larry Howes
  13. Morrie Lanning
  14. Bud Nornes
  15. Mark Murdock
  16. Torrey Westrom
  17. Paul Anderson (Minnesota)
  18. Steve Gottwalt
  19. Mary Kiffmeyer
  20. Ron Shimanski
  21. Dean Urdahl
  22. Bruce Anderson (Minnesota)
  23. Paul Torkelson
  24. Bob Gunther
  25. Tony Cornish
  26. Tim Kelly (Minnesota)
  27. Steve Drazkowski
  28. Greg Davids
  29. Joyce Peppin
  30. Kurt Zellers
  31. Steve Smith (Minnesota)
  32. Connie Doepke
  33. Mark Buesgens
  34. Mary Liz Holberg
  35. Pat Garofalo
  36. Tara Mack
  37. Ryan Winkler
  38. Sandra Peterson
  39. Lyndon Carlson
  40. Michael V. Nelson
  41. Debra Hilstrom
  42. Denise Dittrich
  43. Melissa Hortman
  44. Carolyn Laine
  45. Tom Tillberry
  46. Mindy Greiling
  47. Bev Scalze
  48. Leon Lillie
  49. Nora Slawik
  50. Joe Mullery
  51. Bobby Joe Champion
  52. Diane Loeffler
  53. Frank Hornstein
  54. Phyllis Kahn
  55. Karen Clark
  56. Jeff Hayden
  57. Jim Davnie
  58. Jean Wagenius
  59. Paul Thissen
  60. Linda Slocum
  61. Erin Murphy (Minnesota)
  62. Michael Paymar
  63. Carlos Mariani
  64. John Lesch
  65. Alice Hausman
  66. Tim Mahoney (Minnesota)
  67. Sheldon Johnson
  68. John Persell
  69. Anthony Sertich
  70. David Dill
  71. Mary C. Murphy (Minnesota state representative)
  72. Thomas Huntley
  73. Bill Hilty
  74. Paul Marquart
  75. John Ward (Minnesota)
  76. Larry Hosch
  77. Andrew Falk (Minnesota)
  78. Lyle Koenen
  79. Terry Morrow
  80. Kathy Brynaert
  81. Kory Kath
  82. Patti Fritz
  83. Robin Brown (Minnesota)
  84. Jeanne Poppe
  85. Kim Norton
  86. Tina Liebling
  87. Gene Pelowski Jr.
  88. Rick Hansen (Minnesota)
  89. Joe Atkins
  90. Ann Lenczewski
  91. John Benson (Minnesota)
  92. Kent Eken
  93. Tom Anzelc
  94. David Olin
  95. Bernie Lieder
  96. Brita Sailer
  97. Loren Solberg
  98. Tim Faust
  99. Al Doty
  100. Al Juhnke
  101. Gail Jackson (Minnesota)
  102. David Bly
  103. Andy Welti
  104. Phillip Sterner
  105. Sandra Masin
  106. Mike Obermueller
  107. William Morgan (Minnesota)
  108. Paul Rosenthal (Minnesota)
  109. Maria Ruud
  110. Paul Gardner
  111. Julie Bunn
  112. Marsha Swails
  113. Rod Hamilton
  114. Joe Hoppe
  115. Steve Simon (Minnesota)
  116. Jerry Newton
  117. Tom Rukavina
  118. Michael Beard

Incumbents defeated

The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 2:

CandidatePartyDistrict
David Olin
Bernie Lieder
Brita Sailer
Loren Solberg
Tim Faust
Al Doty
Al Juhnke
Gail Jackson (Minnesota)
David Bly
Andy Welti
Phillip Sterner
Sandra Masin
Mike Obermueller
William Morgan (Minnesota)
Paul Rosenthal (Minnesota)
Maria Ruud
Paul Gardner
Julie Bunn
Marsha Swails
Robin Brown (Minnesota)
Jerry Newton

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 2:

CandidatePartyDistrict
Dan Fabian
Debra Kiel
David Hancock (Minnesota)
Carolyn McElfatrick
Roger Crawford
Mike LeMieur
Bruce Vogel
Sondra Erickson
Kelby Woodard
Mike Benson
Kurt Bills
Diane Anderson (Minnesota state representative)
Doug Wardlow
Pam Myhra
Pat Mazorol
Kirk Stensrud
Branden Petersen
Linda Runbeck
Kathy Lohmer
Andrea Kieffer
Rich Murray

New Representatives and General Election Winners

1,345 new representatives were elected across the country. This includes challengers who defeated incumbents as well as candidates who won open seats. Of these 1,345, 988 were Republicans and 357 were Democrats. In Minnesota, 36 new representatives will be sworn-in. Of those 36, 3 are Democrats and 33 are Republicans. In the 15 open seat contests, Republicans won 12 and Democrats 3. In total, Minnesota elected 134 representatives, 72 Republicans and 62 Democrats.

Newly elected representatives

The following are the newly-elected members of the Minnesota House of Representatives:

Democratic

Republican

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

Republican

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives:

Democratic

Republican

Competitiveness

Across the nation, 4,958 state house seats were up for election in 2010. In 1,680 (33.9%) of these state house contests, there was a major party candidate with no major party opposition. In Minnesota, 3 candidates (2.2% of all seats) faced no major party opposition. All 3 were Republicans.

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

There were no Democratic candidates that did not face major party competition:

Republican

Ballot Access

In Minnesota, 16 (5.7%) of the 279 house candidates ran as independent or third party candidates.

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2010:

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results. These results provide context for Republican gains in Minnesota.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

Across the nation, only 15 Republican incumbents were defeated while 492 Democratic incumbents were defeated. In total, 507 (10.4%) of the 4,872 incumbents running in the general election were defeated. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2010 general election:

The following is the breakdown of incumbents who lost.

Incumbents defeated in 2010 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 89 403 492
Republican 5 10 15
TOTALS 94 413 507

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,733 (28.3%) new legislators were elected in 2010. Of these 1,733, 1,266 (73.1%) are Republicans and 467 (26.9%) are Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2010 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 110 357 467
Republican 278 988 1,266
TOTALS 388 1,345 1,733

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 1,178 (19.2%) of the 6,125 seats on November 2. Of these 1,178 open seats, Republicans won 729 (61.9%) while Democrats won 449 (38.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggest that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2010 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 108 341 449
Republican 191 538 729
TOTALS 299 879 1,178

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that held elections in 2010. 52 of the 88 chambers, or nearly 60% of them, had a Democratic majority, while only 33 of them had a Republican majority. (Two chambers had an exactly equal number of Democrats and Republicans and one is officially nonpartisan.) The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures prior to the November 2 election:

Partisan breakdown before the November 2010 Election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 23 18 1 1
State houses 29 15 1 -
Totals: 52 33 2 1

As a result of the election, Republicans picked up 20 legislative chambers while Democrats lost 20. Republicans won 53 total chambers on November 2, while Democrats won only 32. The following is a partisan breakdown of state legislatures after the November 2 election:

Partisan breakdown after the November 2010 Election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 16 25 1 1
State houses 16 28 1 0
Totals: 32 53 2 1

Another way to examine the data is to gauge how many chambers had gains for the Democratic Party versus the Republican Party. Using this variable, the wide-sweeping Republican victory is further amplified. Democrats bolstered their majorities in only 7 of 88 (7.96%) state chambers. These legislatures are as follows:

State legislative chambers where Democrats gained seats on November 2
State Chamber Number of seats gained by Democrats
California Assembly + 2
Delaware House + 2
Hawaii Senate + 1
Maryland Senate + 2
Massachusetts Senate + 1
Missouri Senate + 1
West Virginia Senate + 1

In 7 chambers, the GOP kept their current number of seats. In one chamber, the California State Assembly, both major parties gained seats by filling 2 vacancies and defeating an incumbent independent. Overall, the Republican Party picked up legislative seats in 75 (85.2%) of the 88 legislative chambers that held elections on November 2.

Impact on State Politics

Along with the GOP capture of the U.S. House of Representatives, state Republicans gained trifectas (control of the governorship, house, and senate) in 12 states. The following is a breakdown of trifectas across the nation, before and after the 2010 election:

Trifectas before and after the 2010 Election
Party Before election U.S. House seats After election U.S. House seats Gain/loss states Gain/loss congressional seats
Democratic
16 131 11 115 -5 -16
Republican
8 66 20 198 +12 +132

Before the election, 131 U.S House seats were in states with Democratic trifectas, while 66 districts were in states with Republican trifectas. After the election, Republicans trifectas control redistricting for 198 U.S. House seats while Democrats control only 115. Additionally, California, the strongest Democratic trifecta with 53 U.S. House representatives, passed propositions that take redistricting power away from state government.