# 2010 Minnesota Senate election

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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 | Likely D | November 1, 2010 |

## Results

Summary of the November 2, 2010 Minnesota Senate election results :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | Candidates | No. | % | ∆pp | No. | ∆No. | % |
| | 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 | Total | Total | 2,054,867 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | 67 | ±0 | 100.00 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 68,502 | 3.23 | 0.31 | | | |
| Turnout (out of 3,803,192 eligible voters) | Turnout (out of 3,803,192 eligible voters) | 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 | 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 | 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 |