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on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections took place on August 10, 2010.


Federal


United States House

All eight seats in the
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are up for election in 2010. All eight incumbents will be seeking re-election.


United States Senate

Minnesota's two senators are not up for election in 2010.


State

Statewide offices in Minnesota, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Auditor are up for election in 2010.


Governor

Incumbent Gov.
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, a Republican, is retiring from office after two terms. Candidates seeking to replace Pawlenty include State Rep.
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, R- Delano; ; Former Sen. Mark Dayton, DFL-
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; and activist Tom Horner for the Independence Party.


Secretary of State

Incumbent DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is seeking re-election after an eventful first term in office, in which he oversaw the very tight election and subsequent recount in the 2008 U.S. Senate race between
Al Franken Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, and actor who served from 2009 to 2018 as a United States senator from Minnesota. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he worked as an ...
and
Norm Coleman Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senate, United States Senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Mi ...
. Ritchie is being challenged by State Rep. Dan Severson, R- Sauk Rapids, who has been challenged for attempting to be listed on the ballot as Dan "Doc" Severson, in an apparent attempt to tie himself to former
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bandleader
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. Also running is Independence Party candidate Jual Carlson.


Attorney General

Incumbent DFL
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Lori Swanson is seeking re-election after her first term in office. She is being challenged by Republican attorney and psychologist R. Christopher Barden and Independence Party candidate Bill Dahn.


State Auditor

Incumbent DFL
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Rebecca Otto is seeking re-election after her first term in office. She is being challenged by former Republican
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Patricia Anderson, who lost her position to Otto in 2006.Pat Anderson wins GOP endorsement for state auditor
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State Senate

All 67 seats in the
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are up for election in 2010. The DFL currently holds 46 seats in the body, compared with 21 for the Republicans. Republicans have not held control of the body since the end of the nonpartisan legislative era in 1973.


State House of Representatives

All 134 seats in the
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are up for election in 2010. The DFL currently holds 87 seats in the body, compared to 47 for the GOP. Republicans most recently held the House from 1999 through 2007.


Local

Many elections for county offices will also be held on November 2, 2010.


References


External links


Elections & Voting
at the Minnesota Secretary of State office
Official candidate list

2010 General election results

2010 Primary elections results

2010 Candidate filingsCandidates for Minnesota State Offices
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Minnesota Election Guide
at Congress.org
Minnesota
at OurCampaigns.com
Minnesota Polls
at Pollster.com Finance
2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Minnesota
at the
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Minnesota Congressional Races in 2010
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