Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2010
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The Minnesota Secretary of State election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010. Democratic incumbent Mark Ritchie was challenged by Republican Dan Severson and Independence Party of America candidate Jual Carlson. Ritchie won with 49.10% of the vote.
In the primary election on August 10, Ritchie defeated Richard "Dick" Franson, a former Alderman in the 12th Ward of Minneapolis and retired 1st Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Neither Severson nor Carlson was unopposed in the primary election.
General Election campaign
Results
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - General Election[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  Mark Ritchie
|
49.1% | |
| Republican Party | Dan Severson | 45.6% | |
| Independence Party | Jual Carlson | 5.2% | |
| Write-In | 0.1% | ||
| Total Votes | 2,035,365 | ||
Finances
According to Follow the Money, the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates is as follows:
| Minnesota Secretary of State Campaign Finance | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Total Contributions | |||||||||||||
| Mark Ritchie[2] | $314,529 | |||||||||||||
| Dan Severson[3] | $157,917 | |||||||||||||
| Jual Carlson[4] | $1,707 | |||||||||||||
Endorsements
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)[5]
- Minnesota AFL-CIO[6]
- Minnesota Daily, local newspaper[7]
- Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA)[8]
- Rosemount Town Pages, local newspaper[9]
- Secretary of State Project[10]
- Star Tribune, local newspaper[11]
- Can-Do Conservatives of America[12]
- Dick Franson, former DFL candidate for Secretary of State[13]
August 10, 2010 primaries
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Incumbent Mark Ritchie
- Dick Franson, a retired U.S. federal appraiser, Army 1st sergeant, and former Minneapolis alderman
Electoral results
| 2010 Race for Secretary of State - Democratic Primary[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | Mark Ritchie
|
81.8% | |
| Democratic Party | Dick Franson | 18.2% | |
| Total Votes | 389,377 | ||
Finances
According to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, as of August 13, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for each of the candidates:
| Dick Franson Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [15] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - July 19, 2010[16] | July 26, 2010 | $226.52 | $0.17 | $13,736.49 | $0.00 | $13,736.49 | $226.69 | |
| Mark Ritchie Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [15] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - July 19, 2010[17] | July 26, 2010 | $3,829.18 | $126,512.72 | $1,016.01 | $0.00 | $41,599.26 | $88,742.64 | |
Republican primary
Candidates
- State Representative Dan Severson[18] ran unopposed in this contest.
Finances
According to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, as of August 13, 2010, the following was the breakdown of campaign finances for Severson:
| Dan Severson Campaign Finance Reports | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Contributions | In-Kind [15] | Other Sources | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | |
| January 1 - July 19, 2010[19] | July 26, 2010 | $1,498.24 | $33,939.70 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $17,784.86 | $17,653.08 | |
Independence Party primary
- Jual Carlson ran unopposed in this contest.
See also
External links
- List of candidates qualified for Minnesota's August 10 Secretary of State primary
- Green Paper's list of candidates for Minnesota Secretary of State, 2010
General Election candidates
- Mark Ritchie for Secretary of State Campaign website
- Dan Severson for Secretary of State Campaign website
Former candidates
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State - 2010 General Elections Results
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Mark Ritchie candidate summary," May 20, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Dan Severson candidate summary," May 20, 2011
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Jual Carlson candidate summary," May 20, 2011
- ↑ Communication Workers of America - Endorsements
- ↑ AFL-CIO - 2010 Endorsements
- ↑ Minnesota Daily, "Ritchie for secretary of state" 26 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Minnesota Nurses Association - 2010 Endorsed Candidates
- ↑ Rosemount Town Pages, "Endorsement: Re-elect Ritchie Secretary of State" 28 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Secretary of State Project - 2010 races
- ↑ Star Tribune, "Editorial: Re-elect Ritchie secretary of state" 21 Oct. 2010
- ↑ Can-Do Conservatives of America - Endorsements
- ↑ True North, "Severson Endorsed By DFL SecState Candidate" 13 Aug. 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State - 2010 Secretary of State Primary Election Results
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 As these are not cash contributions, they are not reflected in the reported ending balance.
- ↑ Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board - Dick Franson 15th Day Pre-Primary Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board - Mark Ritchie 15th Day Pre-Primary Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
- ↑ St. Cloud Times, "Severson ponders secretary of state bid" 7 Oct. 2009
- ↑ Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board - Dan Severson 15th Day Pre-Primary Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary
