2010 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg 1983 presidential no 2006 Minnesota Attorney General election 2006 2014 Minnesota Attorney General election 2014 November 2, 2010 File:Lori Swanson (cropped).jpg 150x150px Lori Swanson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1,075,536 52.9% File:ChrisBarden (cropped).jpg Chris Barden Republican Party (United States) 839,033 41.3% 3x4.svg Bill Dahn Independence Party of Minnesota 102,865 5.06% Attorney General Lori Swanson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Lori Swanson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 280px County results 280px Precinct results 1 300px Swanson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Barden: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Dahn: #aae5aa 30–40%Tie: #DECDE6 30–40% #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes The 2010 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. Primary elections were held on August 10, 2010. Incumbent Lori Swanson of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won reelection to a second term. Candidates Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Incumbent Lori Swanson won endorsement at the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) convention. She faced only token opposition in her party's primary from Leo F. Meyer, and easily won her party's nomination in the August 10 primary.http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20100810/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0335 Statewide Results for Attorney General Minnesota Secretary of State June 24, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130916033151/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20100810/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0335 September 16, 2013 Republican Party Edina attorney and psychologist Chris Barden earned the endorsement of the Republican Party of Minnesota at its state convention. He was challenged in his party's primary by Sharon Anderson, a perennial candidate who won her party's endorsement for attorney general in 1994. In the August 10 primary, Barden earned 54% of the vote to defeat Anderson and earn his party's nomination. Independence Party Activist Bill Dahn, who has no formal legal education, was the only candidate seeking the office of Attorney General as a member of the Independence Party of Minnesota. Resource Party Activist David J. Hoch ran in the election for the Resource Party. Results Candidate Party Votes # % Lori Swanson Democratic–Farmer–Labor 1,075,536 52.90 Chris Barden Republican 839,033 41.27 Bill Dahn Independence 102,865 5.06 David J. Hoch Resource Party 14,040 0.69 Write-in — 1,613 0.08 Total 2,033,087 100.00 Valid votes 2,033,087 95.75 Blank votes 90,282 4.25 Turnouthttp://www.sos.state.mn.us/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=9232 Minnesota election statistics 1950-2012 (PDF) Minnesota Secretary of State June 26, 2013 2,123,369 55.81 Eligible voters 3,804,746 Source: Minnesota Secretary of Statehttp://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0335 Statewide Results for Attorney General Minnesota Secretary of State June 24, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130916033616/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0335 September 16, 2013 References External links Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections & Voting https://web.archive.org/web/20100717233409/http://www.sos.mn.gov/index.aspx?page=4 2010-07-17 Attorney General Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Minnesota