2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 Minnesota Secretary of State election Minnesota presidential 1983 no 2006 Minnesota Secretary of State election 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 Minnesota Secretary of State election 2014 File:Mark Richie Minnesota Secretary of State (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mark Ritchie Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 999,382 49.1% 280px County results 280px Precinct results 1 250px Ritchie: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Severson: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Carlson: #5fd35f 50–60%Tie: #DECDE6 30–40% #d2b1d9 40–50% #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes Secretary of State Mark Ritchie Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Mark Ritchie Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party File:Dan Severson head shot 2.jpg Dan Severson Republican Party (United States) 928,913 45.6% 3x4.svg Jual Carlson Independence Party of Minnesota 105,675 5.19% 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.http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20100810/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0332 Statewide Results for Secretary of State Minnesota Secretary of State June 24, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130916033146/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20100810/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0332 September 16, 2013 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. 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. 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 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=0332 Statewide Results for Secretary of State Minnesota Secretary of State June 24, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130916033606/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20101102/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0332 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 Category:2010 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Secretary of State elections Minnesota Category:November 2010 in the United States