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Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections
2010 Minnesota Congressional and Statewide Races
Party Caucuses: 2/2/10, Primary Filing Begins: 5/18/10, Primary Filing Deadline: 6/1/10, Alternative Party / Independent Filing Deadline: 7/20/10, Primary: 8/10/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: November 27, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 46.7% in '06, 2nd term, Tim Pawlenty (R) retiring, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Governor to Switch Party, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Toss-Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic,, |
| ex-U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton (DFL) 43.6%, |
St. Rep. Tom Emmer (R) 43.2%, |
GOP strategist Tom Horner (Ind) 11.9%, |
| Grassroots Party candidate Chris Wright (I) 0.4%, |
| Farheen Hakeem (G) 0.3%, |
| Ecology Democracy Party candidate / '98, '02 & '06 Green Party nominee Ken Pentel (I) 0.3%, |
| Resource Party candidate Linda S. Eno (I) 0.2%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, enviornmental activist Leslie Davis (WI) 0%, Sherif Mansour (WI) 0%, Diana Newberry (SW/WI) 0%, '06 GOP & '08 Senate candidate & '10 Independence Gov. candidate / businessman John T. Uldrich (R/WI) 0%, |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 46.7% in '06, 2nd term, might run for Governor or retire, next election in 2010 Carol Molnau (R) not seeking re-election,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Sen. Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL) 43.6%, |
Annette T. Meeks (R) 43.2%, |
exec. James A. Mulder (Ind) 11.9%, |
| Grassroots Party candidate Edwin H. Engelmann (I) 0.4%, |
| Dan Dittmann (G) 0.3%, |
| Ecology Democracy Party candidate Erin Wallace (I) 0.3%, |
| Resource Party candidate Howard B. Hanson (I) 0.2%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, Gregory K. Soderberg (WI) 0%, Tamer Mansour (WI) 0%, Diana Newberry (SW/WI) 0%, '06 GOP & '08 Senate candidate & '10 Independence Gov. candidate / businessman Robert S. Carney Sr. (R/WI) 0%, |
Attorney General, 53.2% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Lori Swanson (DFL) 52.9%, |
Chris Barden (R) 41.3%, |
Bill Dahn (Ind) 5.1%, |
| Resource Party candidate David J. Hoch (I) 0.7%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, |
Secretary of State, 49.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Mark Ritchie (DFL) 49.1%, |
St. Rep. Daniel "Doc" Severson (R) 45.6%, |
'02 GOP Auditor candidate Jual Carlson (Ind) 5.2%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, |
Auditor, 51.9% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Rebecca Otto (DFL) 48.4%, |
ex-St. Auditor Patricia "Pat" Anderson (R) 47.1%, |
Annie Young (G) 2.7%, |
| Grassroots Party candidate Kenny Kalligher (I) 1.8%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, |
Senator 58.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Amy Klobuchar (DFL), |
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Senator 41.99% in '08, 1st term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Al Franken (DFL), |
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1st Congressional District, 62.5% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, The Hill's Race Ratings: Likely Democratic, |
| Tim Walz (DFL) 49.3%, |
'08 candidate / St. Rep. Randy Demmer (R) 44.1%, |
business consultant Steven Wilson (Ind) 5.3%, |
| Lars Johnson (I) 1.2%, |
| write-in votes 0.0%, |
2nd Congressional District, 57.3% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| ex-St. Rep. Shelley Madore (DFL) 36.6%, |
John Kline (R) 63.3%, |
write-in votes 0.1%, |
3rd Congressional District, 48.5% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, The Hill's Race Ratings: Worth Watching, |
| MN PTA pres. Jim Meffert-Nelson (DFL) 36.6%, |
Erik Paulsen (R) 58.8%, |
Jon Oleson (Ind) 4.6%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, |
4th Congressional District, 68.4% in '08, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Betty McCollum (DFL) 59.1%, |
attorney Teresa Collett (R) 34.6%, |
Steve Carlson (Ind) 6.1%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, |
5th Congressional District, 70.9% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Keith Ellison (DFL) 67.7%, |
businessman Joel Demos (R) 24.1%, |
Lynne Torgerson (I) 3.7%, |
| Thomas R. "Tom" Schrunk (Ind) 3.3%, |
| Michael James Cavlan (Pr) 1.1%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, Anthony Lane (SW/WI) 0%, |
6th Congressional District, 46.4% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, The Hill's Race Ratings: Lean Republican, |
| St. Sen. Tarryl L. Clark (DFL) 39.8%, |
Michele M. Bachmann (R) 52.5%, |
'08 nominee Bob Anderson (Ind) 5.8%, |
| '08 candidate / prof. Aubrey Immelman (I) 1.8%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, |
7th Congressional District, 72.2% in '08, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Collin C. Peterson (DFL) 55.2%, |
business exec. Lee Byberg (R) 37.6%, |
Gene Waldorf (I) 3.9%, |
| '08 GOP nominee / accountant Glen R. Menze (Ind) 3.2%, |
| write-in votes 0.1%, |
8th Congressional District, 67.7% in '08, 18th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| James L. "Jim" Oberstar (DFL) 46.6%, |
pilot Chip Cravaack (R) 48.2%, |
Timothy Olson (Ind) withdrew but still got 4.3%, |
| Richard "George" Burton (C) 0.9%, |
| write-in votes 0.0%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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