Question: Minnesota Independence Party candidate Tom Horner ran against what Republican candidate in the 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Context: The 1918 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1918.  Republican Party of Minnesota candidate J. A. A. Burnquist defeated Farmer–Labor Party challenger David H. Evans.  This is the first gubernatorial election in Minnesota with a Farmer–Labor candidate. The 1978 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978 for the post of governor of Alaska.  Republican incumbent Jay Hammond defeated four opponents: former Governor of Alaska and write-in candidate Walter Hickel, Alaska Senator and Democratic nominee Chancy Croft, former Commissioner of Natural Resources and Independent candidate Tom Kelly and Alaskan Independence Party nominee Don Wright.  After losing to Hammond in the Republican primary, Hickel ran as a write-in candidate and was able to outperform Croft. The 1916 gubernatorial election in Wisconsin was held on November 7, 1916.  Republican candidate Emanuel Lorenz Philipp won the election with 52% of the vote, winning his second term as Governor of Wisconsin and he won the highest amount of votes in his gubernatorial campaigns due to the obscurity of his opponents.  Philipp defeated Democratic Party candidate Burt Williams, Socialist candidate Rae Weaver and Prohibition Party candidate George McKerrow. The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011.  The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer (R–Delano), former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton (DFL), and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner.  After a very close race, Dayton was elected governor. The 1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930.  It was the first gubernatorial race to start in Minnesota since the beginning of the Great Depression, which contributed to the meteoric rise of the Farmer–Labor Party in the state.  Farmer–Labor Party candidate Floyd B. Olson decisively defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Raymond P. Chase. The 1944 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944.  Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Edward John Thye defeated Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party challenger Byron G. Allen.  As the Democratic Party of Minnesota and Farmer–Labor Party merged earlier in the year, this was the first gubernatorial election in which the parties ran a combined ticket.  The vote change below reflects the departure from the combined Democratic and Farmer–Labor totals in 1942. The 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974.  The 1974 election was the first election where the Governor and Lieutenant Governor ran on the same ticket.  Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Wendell Anderson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger John W. Johnson. The 1892 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1892.  Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Knute Nelson defeated Democratic Party of Minnesota challenger Daniel W. Lawler and People's Party candidate Ignatius L. Donnelly. The 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2002 for the post of Governor of Minnesota.  Republican candidate Tim Pawlenty defeated Democratic candidate Roger Moe and Independence Party of Minnesota candidate Tim Penny.  Due to a state economy in recession and underwater approval ratings, Incumbent Independence Party Governor Jesse Ventura chose not to seek reelection. Tom Horner (born July 23, 1950) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota.  He was a candidate in the 2010 election for Governor of Minnesota.
Answer: Tom Emmer