Minnesota secretary of state election, 2010
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The 2010 Minnesota secretary of state election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the next Minnesota Secretary of State
, who will serve a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The primary elections were held August 10, 2010. Incumbent Secretary of State Mark Ritchie
of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party won 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
and Norm Coleman
.
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-Sauk Rapids
received the endorsement of the Republican party at its state convention and was unchallenged in his party primary.
Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election.
Official campaign websites
Minnesota Secretary of State
The Minnesota Secretary of State is the state secretary of state of the state of Minnesota.The Secretary of State is the keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Minnesota and files and certifies the authenticity of a wide variety of official documents...
, who will serve a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The primary elections were held August 10, 2010. Incumbent Secretary of State Mark Ritchie
Mark Ritchie
Donald Mark Ritchie was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7, 2006. He was re-elected in 2010. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He grew up in Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State University in 1971...
of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party won 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
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2008
The 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 2008. After a legal battle lasting over eight months, Al Franken from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in one of the closest elections in the history of the Senate...
between Al Franken
Al Franken
Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party....
and Norm Coleman
Norm Coleman
Norman Bertram Coleman, Jr. is an American attorney and politician. He was a United States senator from Minnesota from 2003 to 2009. Coleman was elected in 2002 and served in the 108th, 109th, and 110th Congresses. Before becoming a senator, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota, from 1994 to 2002...
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Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Incumbent Mark Ritchie won endorsement at the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 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.Republican
State Rep. Dan SeversonDan Severson
Daniel Mark "Dan" Severson is an American politician. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 14A, which includes portions of Benton and Stearns counties in the north central part of the state. He was also a candidate for Minnesota Secretary of...
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Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. Elected by the party’s state central committee in June 2009, its chairman is Tony Sutton, and its deputy-chairman is Michael Brodkorb.-Early history:...
-Sauk Rapids
Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,213 people, 3,921 households, and 2,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,234.1 people per square mile . There were 4,017 housing units at an average density of 878.7 per square mile...
received the endorsement of the Republican party at its state convention and was unchallenged in his party primary.
Independence Party
Jual Carlson filed at the last minute as an Independence Party candidate. As the only IP candidate, he faced no opposition in the IP primary. Carlson had previously sought office as a Republican.Results
-->Note: The ±% column reflects the change in total number of votes won by each party from the previous election.
External links
- Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections & Voting
- Minnesota State Offices at Project Vote SmartProject Vote SmartProject Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
- Campaign contributions for 2010 Minnesota Governor from Follow the Money
- State Elections at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Official campaign websites