The2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the 40thGovernor 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 RepresentativeTom Emmer (R –Delano ), former U.S. SenatorMark Dayton (DFL ), andIndependence Party candidate Tom Horner. After a very close race, Dayton was elected governor.[ 1] Emmer would be elected to theUnited States House of Representatives four years later.[ 2]
This was the first time the Democrats won the governorship sinceRudy Perpich won re-election in1986 . With a margin of 0.4% (or 8,770 votes), this election was the closest race of the2010 gubernatorial election cycle .
Afterincumbent GovernorTim Pawlenty announced in June 2009 that he would not seek a third term,[ 3] the field was open for Republicans to seek their party's endorsement. At the Minnesota GOP's off-year state convention in October 2009, former RepresentativeMarty Seifert took first place in a straw poll with 37% of the vote. RepresentativeTom Emmer took second place with 23%,Patricia Anderson had 14%, and the rest of the participating candidates received less than 10% each.[ 4] [ 5]
Seifert had another victory in the February 2 precinct caucuses, winning a statewide straw poll of caucus attendees with 50% of the vote, followed by Emmer with 39%. None of the other candidates got beyond single digits.[ 6] Delegates to the state convention, however, were more closely divided between Emmer and Seifert than the initial straw poll indicated. Both camps claimed a delegate lead throughout the process leading up to the state convention, but the outcome was uncertain and was ultimately decided on the convention floor.[ 7]
On April 30, Emmer won the Republican endorsement at the party's state convention inMinneapolis . After Emmer won 56% of the vote on the second ballot, Seifert withdrew from the race and threw his support to Emmer. Emmer then choseMetropolitan Council memberAnnette Meeks as his running mate for lieutenant governor.[ 8]
Emmer won the August 10 primary, earning a spot on the November ballot.[ 9]
Patricia Anderson , formerState Auditor [ 17] Bill Haas, former state representative, former mayor ofChamplin [ 18] David Hann , state senator[ 19] Phil Herwig, activist[ 4] [ 20] Mike Jungbauer , state senator, former mayor ofEast Bethel [ 21] Paul Kohls , state representative[ 22] Marty Seifert , state representative, former State House Minority Leader Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary[ edit ] The list of candidates seeking the DFL's nomination was long going into the February 2 caucuses, with over 11 candidates having submitted their names for the candidate preference ballot. Former U.S. SenatorMark Dayton notably declined to be included on the ballot. Minneapolis MayorR. T. Rybak won the straw poll with 21.8% of the vote, with State House SpeakerMargaret Anderson Kelliher receiving 20.1%, and "uncommitted" receiving 14.7%. The other each candidates received single-digit support.[ 33] [ 34]
Former State SenatorSteve Kelley dropped out of the race after a disappointing result in the straw poll. State SenatorTom Bakk also dropped out on March 20 after announcing at the St. Louis County Convention that he believed his chances of winning were slim.
On April 24, the DFL State Convention was held inDuluth . State SenatorJohn Marty withdrew from the race after seeing lower than expected support on the first ballot, and State RepresentativeTom Rukavina withdrew after the fourth ballot, endorsing Kelliher. State RepresentativePaul Thissen withdrew after the fifth ballot, and before the results of the sixth ballot were announced, Rybak withdrew as well, endorsing Kelliher.[ 35] Kelliher was subsequently endorsed by the convention. Ramsey County AttorneySusan Gaertner , who had not sought the DFL endorsement but was planning to run in the primary, dropped out two days later. That left Kelliher facing Dayton and former State House Minority LeaderMatt Entenza in the August primary.
Shortly after the end of the 2010 legislative term, all three major DFL candidates had announced their choices for lieutenant governor. On May 21, Kelliher announced that John Gunyou would be her running mate. Gunyou isMinnetonka City Manager and was state finance commissioner in Republican GovernorArne Carlson 's administration.[ 36] On May 24, Dayton announcedYvonne Prettner Solon as his running mate. Solon is a psychologist and three-term state senator.[ 37] On May 27, Entenza announcedRobyne Robinson as his running mate. Robinson is a small-business owner and former TV anchor.[ 38]
Dayton narrowly won the August 10 primary, earning the right to serve as his party's nominee.[ 39] He was formally endorsed by the DFL on August 21.[ 40]
Candidate Mark Dayton speaking at a debate, 2009 Results by county: 30-40%
40-50%
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At 11:50 p.m. on primary night, Dayton took the lead from Kelliher, who had held an ever-shrinking lead since the polls closed.
Independence primary [ edit ] On Sunday, May 9, 2010, Tom Horner won the endorsement of theIndependence Party for governor. His main opponent, Rob Hahn, said he would contest the primary.[ 57]
Horner won the August 10 primary, defeating Hahn to earn a place on the November ballot.[ 9]
Early polls showed Emmer even with his likely DFL opponents, with Horner trailing far behind, and a large percentage of voters undecided.[ 67] [ 68] [ 69] As the race progressed, polls showed the candidates even, or Dayton with a small but significant lead.[ 70] The nonpartisanCook Political Report ,CQ Politics and pollsterRasmussen Reports rated the gubernatorial election a tossup,[ 71] [ 72] [ 73] [ 74] [ 75] whileNew York Times political statisticianNate Silver gave Dayton an 86% chance of winning and Emmer 14%.[ 76]
Dayton led Emmer at the close of balloting by 8,770 votes (0.42%).[ 77] The margin of victory was small enough to trigger an automatic recount under state law, but analysts generally thought it unlikely that Dayton's lead would be overturned.[ 78]
Dayton became just the fourth victorious Minnesota Democrat to win a gubernatorial election with a Democrat in the White House in 28 cycles.[ 79]
Graphical summary
0 10 20 30 40 50 3/10/2010 7/29/2010 9/26/2010 10/27/2010 Dayton/Prettner Solon Emmer/Meeks Other/Undecided Horner/Mulder Opinion polling for the 2010 Minnesota guber...
Poll source Dates administered Margion of Error Tom Emmer (R) Mark Dayton (DFL) Tom Horner (I) Undecided Public Policy Polling [ 85] Oct. 27 – 29, 2010 ±2.2% 40% 43% 15% 3% SurveyUSA [ 86] Oct. 24 – 27, 2010 ±4% 38% 39% 13% 9% Minnesota Public Radio [ 87] Oct. 21 – 25, 2010 ±3.6% 29% 41% 11% 20% St. Cloud State University [ 88] Oct. 10 – 21, 2010 ±5.0% 30% 40% 19% 10% Minnesota Poll [ 89] Oct. 18 – 21, 2010 ±3.9% 34% 41% 13% 12% Rasmussen Reports [ 90] Oct. 20, 2010 ±4.0% 41% 44% 10% 5% Survey USA [ 91] Oct. 11 – 13, 2010 ±3.7% 37% 42% 14% 7% Rasmussen Reports [ 90] Oct. 6, 2010 ±4% 38% 40% 15% 7% Humphrey Institute /MPR [ 92] Sep. 22 – 26, 2010 ±3.6% 27% 38% 16% 19% Minnesota Poll [ 93] Sep. 20–23, 2010 ±4.1% 30% 39% 18% 13% Rasmussen Reports [ 90] Sep. 22, 2010 ±4% 42% 41% 9% 2% Survey USA [ 94] Sep. 12 – 14, 2010 ±3.9% 36% 38% 18% 4% Humphrey Institute /MPR [ 95] Aug. 31, 2010 ±5.3% 34% 34% 13% 19% Rasmussen Reports [ 96] Aug. 12, 2010 ±4.0% 36% 45% 10% 10% Survey USA [ 53] Aug. 2 – 4, 2010 ±2.7% 32% 46% 9% 13% Minnesota Poll [ 54] Jul. 26 – 29, 2010 ±4.3% 30% 40% 13% 17% Rasmussen Reports [ 97] Jul. 19, 2010 ±4.5% 36% 40% 10% 14% Survey USA [ 55] Jun. 14 – 16, 2010 ±2.5% 35% 38% 12% 15% Decision Resources, Ltd. [ 98] May 28 – Jun. 2, 2010 ±3.5% 28% 40% 18% 14% Rasmussen Reports [ 90] May 24, 2010 ±4.5% 37% 35% 12% 16% Humphrey Institute /MPR [ 99] May 13 – 16, 2010 ±5.8% 31% 35% 9% 25% Survey USA [ 100] May 3 – 5, 2010 ±4.1% 42% 34% 9% 15% Rasmussen Reports [ 101] Mar. 10, 2010 ±3% 35% 38% 7% 20%
Hypothetical polling
With Entenza
Poll source Dates administered Tom Emmer (R) Matt Entenza (DFL) Tom Horner (I) Undecided Sampling error Survey USA [ 53] August 2–4, 2010 33% 38% 12% 17% 2.7% Minnesota Poll [ 54] July 26–29, 2010 31% 36% 15% 17% 4.3% Rasmussen Reports [ 97] July 19, 2010 36% 37% 12% 15% 4.5% Survey USA [ 55] June 14–16, 2010 37% 33% 12% 18% 2.5% Decision Resources, Ltd. [ 98] May 28 – June 2, 2010 27% 34% 19% 20% 3.5% Rasmussen Reports [ 90] May 24, 2010 37% 34% 12% 17% 4.5% Humphrey Institute /MPR [ 56] May 13–16, 2010 32% 28% 11% 29% 5.8% Survey USA [ 100] May 3–5, 2010 42% 31% 10% 16% 4.1% Rasmussen Reports [ 101] March 10, 2010 37% 28% 8% 26% 3%
With Kelliher
Poll source Dates administered Tom Emmer (R) Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL) Tom Horner (I) Undecided Sampling error Survey USA [ 53] August 2–4, 2010 33% 39% 12% 17% 2.7% Minnesota Poll [ 54] July 26–29, 2010 29% 38% 13% 18% 4.3% Rasmussen Reports [ 97] July 19, 2010 35% 40% 11% 14% 4.5% Survey USA [ 55] June 14–16, 2010 35% 33% 12% 21% 2.5% Decision Resources, Ltd. [ 98] May 28 – June 2, 2010 28% 38% 17% 17% 3.5% Rasmussen Reports [ 90] May 24, 2010 38% 36% 11% 15% 4.5% Humphrey Institute /MPR [ 56] May 13–16, 2010 32% 29% 10% 30% 5.8% Survey USA [ 100] May 3–5, 2010 41% 33% 9% 17% 4.1% Rasmussen Reports [ 101] March 10, 2010 37% 34% 8% 19% 3%
With Pawlenty
With Emmer
With Seifert
With Coleman
Swing by county Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
Trend by county Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
County results for the Independence Party: <9% 9-10% 10-11% 11-12% 12-13% 13-14% 14-15% 15-16% 16%< 2010 gubernatorial election results, Minnesota[ 77] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic (DFL) Mark Dayton 919,232 43.63% −2.07% Republican Tom Emmer 910,462 43.21% −3.49% Independence Tom Horner 251,487 11.94% +5.54% Grassroots Chris Wright 7,516 0.36% n/a Green Farheen Hakeem 6,188 0.29% −0.21% Ecology Democracy Ken Pentel 6,180 0.29% n/a Resource Party Linda Eno 4,092 0.19% n/a Write-ins 1,864 0.09% Total votes 2,106,979 100 Democratic (DFL) gain fromRepublican
The recount was carried out by theMinnesota Secretary of State ,Mark Ritchie , as part of a State Canvassing Board, which consists of the secretary of state, two justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court, and two judges of a Minnesota district court.[ 104] The vote totals were not changed, and Dayton was declared the governor-elect.
2010 gubernatorial election results, Minnesota[ 77] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic (DFL) Mark Dayton /Yvonne Prettner Solon 919,232 43.63% −2.07% Republican Tom Emmer /Annette Meeks 910,462 43.21% −3.49% Independence Tom Horner/Jim Mulder 251,487 11.94% +5.54% Grassroots Chris Wright 7,516 0.36% n/a Green Farheen Hakeem 6,188 0.29% −0.21% Ecology Democracy Ken Pentel 6,180 0.29% n/a Resource Party Linda Eno 4,092 0.19% n/a Write-ins 1,864 0.09% Total votes 2,106,979 100 Democratic (DFL) gain fromRepublican
Olmsted County, Minnesota officials recounting votes on November 29, 2010
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