2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election

2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election

November 2, 2010

Nominee Mark Ritchie Dan Severson Jual Carlson Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Independence Popular vote 999,382 928,913 105,675 Percentage 49.1% 45.6% 5.19%

County results Precinct results Ritchie:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Severson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Carlson:      50–60% Tie:      30–40%      40–50%      50%      No votes

Secretary of State before election Mark Ritchie Democratic (DFL) Elected Secretary of State Mark Ritchie Democratic (DFL)

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.

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

1. "Statewide Results for Secretary of State". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
2. "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2012 (PDF)". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
3. "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