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Otto: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Anderson: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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The2010 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect theMinnesota State Auditor for a four-year term. IncumbentRebecca Otto of theMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) was narrowly re-elected to a second term.
IncumbentRebecca Otto won endorsement at theMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) convention.
Former State AuditorPatricia Anderson earned the endorsement of theRepublican Party of Minnesota at its state convention.
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board memberAnnie Young ran as theGreen Party candidate.
Kenny Kalligher stood for election for theGrassroots Party.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | |||
| Rebecca Otto (incumbent) | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 981,822 | 48.39 | |
| Patricia Anderson | Republican | 956,339 | 47.13 | |
| Annie Young | Green | 54,154 | 2.67 | |
| Kenny Kalligher | Grassroots | 35,548 | 1.75 | |
| Write-in | — | 1,224 | 0.06 | |
| Total | 2,029,087 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,029,087 | 95.56 | ||
| Blank votes | 94,282 | 4.44 | ||
| Turnout[1] | 2,123,369 | 55.81 | ||
| Eligible voters[1] | 3,804,746 | |||
Source:Minnesota Secretary of State[2]