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The2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in theU.S. state ofMinnesota on November 2, 2010, to elect members to theHouse of Representatives of the87th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 10, 2010.
TheRepublican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating theMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which had a majority since defeating the Republicans in the2006 election. The new Legislature convened on January 4, 2011.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[1] | Lean D | November 1, 2010 |

| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ∆pp | No. | ∆No. | % | |||
| Republican Party of Minnesota | 134 | 1,036,019 | 50.44 | 72 | 53.73 | |||
| Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | 130 | 995,853 | 48.49 | 62 | 46.27 | |||
| Independence Party of Minnesota | 10 | 12,358 | 0.60 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Constitution Party of Minnesota | 3 | 1,525 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Green Party of Minnesota | 1 | 1,035 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Independent | 2 | 3,416 | 0.17 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Write-in | N/A | 3,631 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Totals | 2,053,837 | 100.00 | ±0.00 | 134 | ±0 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 69,532 | 3.27 | ||||||
| Turnout (out of 3,803,192 eligible voters)[2] | 2,123,369 | 55.83 | ||||||
| Source:Minnesota Secretary of State,[3] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[4] | ||||||||
| District | Incumbent | 2010 Status | DFL | Republican | Independence | Independent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Dave Olin | Re-election | Dave Olin | Dan Fabian | GOP Gain | ||
| 1B | Bernard Lieder | Re-election | Bernard Lieder | Debra Kiel | GOP Gain | ||
| 2A | Kent Eken | Re-election | Kent Eken | Steve Green | DFL Hold | ||
| 2B | Brita Sailer | Re-election | Brita Sailer | David Hancock | GOP Gain | ||
| 3A | Tom Anzelc | Re-election | Tom Anzelc | Marv Ott | DFL Hold | ||
| 3B | Loren Solberg | Re-election | Loren Solberg | Carolyn McElfatrick | GOP Gain | ||
| 4A | John Persell | Re-election | John Persell | Richard Lehmann | DFL Hold | ||
| 4B | Larry Howes | Re-election | Meg Bye | Larry Howes | GOP Hold | ||
| 5A | Tom Rukavina | Re-election | Tom Rukavina | Greg Knutson | DFL Hold | ||
| 5B | Tony Sertich | Re-election | Tony Sertich | Paul Jacobson | DFL Hold | ||
| 6A | David Dill | Re-election | David Dill | Jim Tuomala | DFL Hold | ||
| 6B | Mary Murphy | Re-election | Mary Murphy | Keith MacDonald | DFL Hold | ||
| 7A | Thomas Huntley | Re-election | Thomas Huntley | Carinda Horton | DFL Hold | ||
| 7B | Roger Reinert | Open | Kerry Gauthier | Travis Silvers | Tony Salls | DFL Hold | |
| 8A | Bill Hilty | Re-election | Bill Hilty | Mark Ames | DFL Hold | ||
| 8B | Tim Faust | Re-election | Tim Faust | Roger Crawford | GOP Gain | ||
| 9A | Morrie Lanning | Re-election | Greg Lemke | Morrie Lanning | GOP Hold | ||
| 9B | Paul Marquart | Re-election | Paul Marquart | Benjamin Gimsley | DFL Hold | ||
| 10A | Bud Nornes | Re-election | Greg Stumbo | Bud Nornes | GOP Hold | ||
| 10B | Mark Murdock | Re-election | Pete Phillips | Mark Murdock | GOP Hold | ||
| 11A | Torrey Westrom | Re-election | Bennett Smith | Torrey Westrom | Dave Holman | GOP Hold | |
| 11B | Mary Ellen Otremba | Open | Amy Hunter | Mary Franson | Bert Pexsa | GOP Gain | |
| 12A | John Ward | Re-election | John Ward | Kevin Goedker | DFL Hold | ||
| 12B | Al Doty | Re-election | Al Doty | Mike LeMieur | GOP Gain | ||
| 13A | Paul Anderson | Re-election | Paul Anderson | GOP Hold | |||
| 13B | Al Juhnke | Re-election | Al Juhnke | Bruce Vogel | GOP Gain | ||
| 14A | Dan Severson | Open | Rob Jacobs | Tim O'Driscoll | GOP Hold | ||
| 14B | Larry Hosch | Re-election | Larry Hosch | Tom Ellenbecker | DFL Hold | ||
| 15A | Steve Gottwalt | Re-election | Anne C. Nolan | Steve Gottwalt | GOP Hold | ||
| 15B | Larry Haws | Open | Carol Lewis | King Banaian | GOP Gain | ||
| 16A | Gail Kulick Jackson | Re-election | Gail Kulick Jackson | Sondra Erickson | GOP Gain | ||
| 16B | Mary Kiffmeyer | Re-election | Tom Heyd | Mary Kiffmeyer | GOP Hold | ||
| 17A | Rob Eastlund | Open | Jim Godfrey | Kurt Daudt | GOP Hold | ||
| 17B | Jeremy Kalin | Open | Cindy Erickson | Bob Barrett | Curtis Lendt | GOP Gain | |
| 18A | Ron Shimanski | Re-election | Ron Shimanski | GOP Hold | |||
| 18B | Dean Urdahl | Re-election | Darrin Anderson | Dean Urdahl | GOP Hold | ||
| 19A | Bruce Anderson | Re-election | Barrett Chrissis | Bruce Anderson | GOP Hold | ||
| 19B | Tom Emmer | Open | Chris Brazelton | Joe McDonald | GOP Hold | ||
| 20A | Andrew Falk | Re-election | Andrew Falk | Jay Backer | DFL Hold | ||
| 20B | Lyle Koenen | Re-election | Lyle Koenen | Brian Kohout | DFL Hold | ||
| 21A | Marty Seifert | Open | Ramona Larson | Chris Swedzinski | GOP Hold | ||
| 21B | Paul Torkelson | Re-election | Paul Torkelson | GOP Hold | |||
| 22A | Doug Magnus | Open | Ted Winter | Joe Schomacker | GOP Hold | ||
| 22B | Rod Hamilton | Re-election | William Brandt | Rod Hamilton | GOP Hold | ||
| 23A | Terry Morrow | Re-election | Terry Morrow | Rebecca Peichel | DFL Hold | ||
| 23B | Kathy Brynaert | Re-election | Kathy Brynaert | Dave Kruse | DFL Hold | ||
| 24A | Bob Gunther | Re-election | Dale Hansen | Bob Gunther | GOP Hold | ||
| 24B | Tony Cornish | Re-election | Joan Muth-Milks | Tony Cornish | Mark Meyer | GOP Hold | |
| 25A | Laura Brod | Open | Mick McGuire | Glenn Gruenhagen | GOP Hold | ||
| 25B | David Bly | Re-election | David Bly | Kelby Woodard | GOP Gain | ||
| 26A | Kory Kath | Re-election | Kory Kath | David Thul | DFL Hold | ||
| 26B | Patti Fritz | Re-election | Patti Fritz | Dan Kaiser | DFL Hold | ||
| 27A | Robin Brown | Re-election | Robin Brown | Rich Murray | GOP Gain | ||
| 27B | Jeanne Poppe | Re-election | Jeanne Poppe | Jennifer Gumbel | DFL Hold | ||
| 28A | Tim Kelly | Re-election | Jerry Roth | Tim Kelly | GOP Hold | ||
| 28B | Steve Drazkowski | Re-election | Mark Schneider | Steve Drazkowski | GOP Hold | ||
| 29A | Randy Demmer | Open | Douglas Wunderlich | Duane Quam | GOP Hold | ||
| 29B | Kim Norton | Re-election | Kim Norton | Mike Rolih | DFL Hold | ||
| 30A | Tina Liebling | Re-election | Tina Liebling | Charlie O'Connell | DFL Hold | ||
| 30B | Andy Welti | Re-election | Andy Welti | Mike Benson | GOP Gain | ||
| 31A | Gene Pelowski | Re-election | Gene Pelowski | Rhett Zenke | DFL Hold | ||
| 31B | Greg Davids | Re-election | Steve Kemp | Greg Davids | GOP Hold | ||
| 32A | Joyce Peppin | Re-election | David Hoden | Joyce Peppin | GOP Hold | ||
| 32B | Kurt Zellers | Re-election | Katie Rodriquez | Kurt Zellers | GOP Hold | ||
| 33A | Steve Smith | Re-election | Denise Bader | Steve Smith | GOP Hold | ||
| 33B | Connie Doepke | Re-election | Kim Kang | Connie Doepke | GOP Hold | ||
| 34A | Paul Kohls | Open | Leanne Kunze | Ernie Leidiger | GOP Hold | ||
| 34B | Joe Hoppe | Re-election | Joe Hoppe | GOP Hold | |||
| 35A | Mike Beard | Re-election | Matt Christensen | Mike Beard | GOP Hold | ||
| 35B | Mark Buesgens | Re-election | Jannaya LaFrance | Mark Buesgens | GOP Hold | ||
| 36A | Mary Liz Holberg | Re-election | Colin Lee | Mary Liz Holberg | GOP Hold | ||
| 36B | Pat Garofalo | Re-election | Sigrid Iversen | Pat Garofalo | GOP Hold | ||
| 37A | Tara Mack | Re-election | Derrick Lindstrom | Tara Mack | GOP Hold | ||
| 37B | Phil Sterner | Re-election | Phil Sterner | Kurt Bills | GOP Gain | ||
| 38A | Sandra Masin | Re-election | Sandra Masin | Diane Anderson | GOP Gain | ||
| 38B | Mike Obermueller | Re-election | Mike Obermueller | Doug Wardlow | GOP Gain | ||
| 39A | Rick Hansen | Re-election | Rick Hansen | Don Lee | DFL Hold | ||
| 39B | Joe Atkins | Re-election | Joe Atkins | Terry Pearson | DFL Hold | ||
| 40A | Will Morgan | Re-election | Will Morgan | Pam Myhra | Bruce Johnson | GOP Gain | |
| 40B | Ann Lenczewski | Re-election | Ann Lenczewski | Sanu Patel-Zellinger | DFL Hold | ||
| 41A | Keith Downey | Re-election | Kevin Staunton | Keith Downey | GOP Hold | ||
| 41B | Paul Rosenthal | Re-election | Paul Rosenthal | Pat Mazorol | Naomi Babcock | GOP Gain | |
| 42A | Maria Ruud | Re-election | Maria Ruud | Kirk Stensrud | GOP Gain | ||
| 42B | Jenifer Loon | Re-election | Ray L. Daniels | Jenifer Loon | GOP Hold | ||
| 43A | Sarah Anderson | Re-election | Audrey Britton | Sarah Anderson | GOP Hold | ||
| 43B | John Benson | Re-election | John Benson | Brian Grogan | DFL Hold | ||
| 44A | Steve Simon | Re-election | Steve Simon | Stephen Manderfeld | DFL Hold | ||
| 44B | Ryan Winkler | Re-election | Ryan Winkler | Rick Rice | DFL Hold | ||
| 45A | Sandra Peterson | Re-election | Sandra Peterson | Mark Martin | DFL Hold | ||
| 45B | Lyndon Carlson | Re-election | Lyndon Carlson | Reid Johnson | DFL Hold | ||
| 46A | Mike Nelson | Re-election | Mike Nelson | Chuck Sutphen | DFL Hold | ||
| 46B | Debra Hilstrom | Re-election | Debra Hilstrom | Tim Olson | DFL Hold | ||
| 47A | Denise Dittrich | Re-election | Denise Dittrich | Cameron Roberson | DFL Hold | ||
| 47B | Melissa Hortman | Re-election | Melissa Hortman | Linda Etim | Don Hallblade | DFL Hold | |
| 48A | Tom Hackbarth | Re-election | Laurie Olmon | Tom Hackbarth | GOP Hold | ||
| 48B | Jim Abeler | Re-election | Daniel Kane | Jim Abeler | GOP Hold | ||
| 49A | Peggy Scott | Re-election | Dustin Norman | Peggy Scott | GOP Hold | ||
| 49B | Jerry Newton | Re-election | Jerry Newton | Branden Petersen | Harley Swarm | GOP Gain | |
| 50A | Carolyn Laine | Re-election | Carolyn Laine | Tim Utz | DFL Hold | ||
| 50B | Kate Knuth | Re-election | Kate Knuth | Russel Bertsch | DFL Hold | ||
| 51A | Tim Sanders | Re-election | Zak Chlebeck | Tim Sanders | GOP Hold | ||
| 51B | Tom Tillberry | Re-election | Tom Tillberry | Dale Helm | DFL Hold | ||
| 52A | Bob Dettmer | Re-election | Adam Best | Bob Dettmer | GOP Hold | ||
| 52B | Matt Dean | Re-election | Jeff Peterson | Matt Dean | GOP Hold | ||
| 53A | Paul Gardner | Re-election | Paul Gardner | Linda Runbeck | GOP Gain | ||
| 53B | Carol McFarlane | Re-election | Chris Knopf | Carol McFarlane | GOP Hold | ||
| 54A | Mindy Greiling | Re-election | Mindy Greiling | Mark Fotsch | DFL Hold | ||
| 54B | Bev Scalze | Re-election | Bev Scalze | Ken Rubenzer | DFL Hold | ||
| 55A | Leon Lillie | Re-election | Leon Lillie | Nathan Hansen | Joseph Polencheck | DFL Hold | |
| 55B | Nora Slawik | Re-election | Nora Slawik | Damon Dalton | DFL Hold | ||
| 56A | Julie Bunn | Re-election | Julie Bunn | Kathy Lohmer | James Martin | GOP Gain | |
| 56B | Marsha Swails | Re-election | Marsha Swails | Andrea Kieffer | GOP Gain | ||
| 57A | Karla Bigham | Open | Jen Peterson | John Kriesel | GOP Gain | ||
| 57B | Denny McNamara | Re-election | Dave Page | Denny McNamara | GOP Hold | ||
| 58A | Joe Mullery | Re-election | Joe Mullery | Chris Hiatt | DFL Hold | ||
| 58B | Bobby Joe Champion | Re-election | Bobby Joe Champion | Gary Mazotta | DFL Hold | ||
| 59A | Diane Loeffler | Re-election | Diane Loeffler | Mark Lazarchic | DFL Hold | ||
| 59B | Phyllis Kahn | Re-election | Phyllis Kahn | Ole Hovde | Ron Lischeid | DFL Hold | |
| 60A | Margaret Anderson Kelliher | Open | Marion Greene | Brian Gruber | DFL Hold | ||
| 60B | Frank Hornstein | Re-election | Frank Hornstein | Scott Brooks | DFL Hold | ||
| 61A | Karen Clark | Re-election | Karen Clark | Nicholas Skirvanek | Sadik Warfa | DFL Hold | |
| 61B | Jeff Hayden | Re-election | Jeff Hayden | Michael J. Sullivan | DFL Hold | ||
| 62A | Jim Davnie | Re-election | Jim Davnie | Wes Wittby | DFL Hold | ||
| 62B | Jean Wagenius | Re-election | Jean Wagenius | Deanna Boss | DFL Hold | ||
| 63A | Paul Thissen | Re-election | Paul Thissen | Nate Atkins | DFL Hold | ||
| 63B | Linda Slocum | Re-election | Linda Slocum | Joel Jennissen | DFL Hold | ||
| 64A | Erin Murphy | Re-election | Erin Murphy | Zach Freitag | DFL Hold | ||
| 64B | Michael Paymar | Re-election | Michael Paymar | Andrew Smith | DFL Hold | ||
| 65A | Cy Thao | Open | Rena Moran | Paul Holmgren | DFL Hold | ||
| 65B | Carlos Mariani | Re-election | Carlos Mariani | Jamie Delton | DFL Hold | ||
| 66A | John Lesch | Re-election | John Lesch | Chris Conner | DFL Hold | ||
| 66B | Alice Hausman | Re-election | Alice Hausman | Bob Koss | DFL Hold | ||
| 67A | Tim Mahoney | Re-election | Tim Mahoney | Catherine O. Hennelly | DFL Hold | ||
| 67B | Sheldon Johnson | Re-election | Sheldon Johnson | Cheryl Golden-Black | DFL Hold |