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The 2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Minnesota Secretary of State for a four-year term. Primary elections were held on August 10, 2010. Incumbent Mark Ritchie of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won re-election to a second term.
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Candidates
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Incumbent Mark Ritchie won endorsement at the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (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.[1]
Republican Party
State Representative Dan Severson received the endorsement of the Republican Party of Minnesota at its state convention and was unchallenged in his party primary.[1]
Independence Party
Jual Carlson filed at the last minute as an Independence Party of Minnesota candidate. As the only Independence candidate, he faced no opposition in the Independence primary.[1] Carlson had previously sought office as a Republican.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | |||
| Mark Ritchie | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 999,382 | 49.10 | |
| Dan Severson | Republican | 928,913 | 45.64 | |
| Jual Carlson | Independence | 105,675 | 5.19 | |
| Write-in | — | 1,395 | 0.07 | |
| Total | 2,035,365 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,035,365 | 95.86 | ||
| Blank votes | 88,004 | 4.14 | ||
| Turnout[2] | 2,123,369 | 55.81 | ||
| Eligible voters[2] | 3,804,746 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Statewide Results for Secretary of State". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2012 (PDF)". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ "Statewide Results for Secretary of State". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
External links
- Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections & Voting Archived 2010-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
This page was last edited on 22 November 2023, at 05:55