2010 governor elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota governor election 2010
Mark Dayton DEM +0.4 gain · held 11/2/10
- Votes counted
- 2,107,021
- Margin
- 0.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/2/10
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dayton Won | DEM | 919,232 | 43.63% | |
| Tom Emmer | REP | 910,462 | 43.21% | |
| Tom Horner | IDP | 251,487 | 11.94% | |
| Thomas Christopher Wright | GRT | 7,516 | 0.36% | |
| Farheen Hakeem | GRE | 6,188 | 0.29% | |
| Ken Pentel | OTH | 6,180 | 0.29% | |
| Linda S. Eno | RES | 4,092 | 0.19% | |
| Write-in | — | 1,864 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 2,107,021 | |||
Official source: 2010-general-election-results
Other Minnesota governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tim Walz | 7.7 |
| 2018 | Tim Walz | 11.4 |
| 2014 | Mark Dayton | 5.6 |
| 2010 | Mark Dayton | 0.4 |
| 2006 | Tim Pawlenty | 1.0 |
| 2002 | Tim Pawlenty | 7.9 |
| 1998 | Jesse Ventura | 2.7 |
Full Minnesota governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2010 Minnesota governor race?
Mark Dayton (DEM) won with 43.6% of the vote, ahead of Tom Emmer (43.2%), a margin of 0.4 points.
Did the Minnesota governor seat change party in 2010?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2010 Minnesota governor race?
2,107,021 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.