The 2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the

Minnesota Secretary of State The secretary of state of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. State of Minnesota. Twenty-two individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. The incumbent is Steve Simon, ...

for a four-year term. Primary elections were held on August 10, 2010. Incumbent Mark Ritchie of the

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party. As of 2022, it controls four of Minnesota's eight U.S. House seats, both of its U.S. Senate seats, the Minnesota House of Represen ...

(DFL) won re-election to a second term.

Candidates

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Incumbent Mark Ritchie won endorsement at the

(DFL) convention. He faced only token opposition in his party's primary from perennial candidate Dick Franson, and easily won his party's nomination in the August 10, 2010 primary.

Republican Party

State Representative

Dan Severson Daniel Mark "Doc" Severson (born August 31, 1954) is an American Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican politician. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 14A, which includes portions of Bento ...

received the endorsement of the

Republican Party of Minnesota The Republican Party of Minnesota is the oldest active political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Republican Party’s platform is relatively moderate. The party’s main issues are economic growth, education, healthcare, civi ...

at its state convention and was unchallenged in his party primary.

Independence Party

Jual Carlson filed at the last minute as an

Independence Party of Minnesota The Independence Party of Minnesota (often abbreviated IPM, MNIP or IP), formerly the Reform Party of Minnesota, is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was the party of former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura (1999–2003). ...

candidate. As the only Independence candidate, he faced no opposition in the Independence primary. Carlson had previously sought office as a Republican.

Results

References

External links

Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections & Voting
{{United States elections, 2010 2010 Minnesota elections Minnesota Secretary of State elections

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

November 2010 events in the United States