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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Emmer | 107,558 | 82.5 | |
Republican | Bob Carney Jr. | 9,856 | 7.6 | |
Republican | Leslie Davis | 8,598 | 6.6 | |
Republican | Ole Savior | 4,396 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | 130,408 | 100 |
The list of candidates seeking the DFL's nomination was long going into the February 2 caucuses, with over 11 candidates having submitted their names for the candidate preference ballot. Former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton notably declined to be included on the ballot. Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak won the straw poll with 21.8% of the vote, with State House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher receiving 20.1%, and "uncommitted" receiving 14.7%. The other each candidates received single-digit support. [32] [33]
Former State Senator Steve Kelley dropped out of the race after a disappointing result in the straw poll. State Senator Tom Bakk also dropped out on March 20 after announcing at the St. Louis County Convention that he believed his chances of winning were slim.
On April 24, the DFL State Convention was held in Duluth. State Senator John Marty withdrew from the race after seeing lower than expected support on the first ballot, and State Representative Tom Rukavina withdrew after the fourth ballot, endorsing Kelliher. State Representative Paul Thissen withdrew after the fifth ballot, and before the results of the sixth ballot were announced, Rybak withdrew as well, endorsing Kelliher. [34] Kelliher was subsequently endorsed by the convention. Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner, who had not sought the DFL endorsement but was planning to run in the primary, dropped out two days later. That left Kelliher facing Dayton and former State House Minority Leader Matt Entenza in the August primary.
Shortly after the end of the 2010 legislative term, all three major DFL candidates had announced their choices for lieutenant governor. On May 21, Kelliher announced that John Gunyou would be her running mate. Gunyou is Minnetonka City Manager and was state finance commissioner in Republican Governor Arne Carlson's administration. [35] On May 24, Dayton announced Yvonne Prettner Solon as his running mate. Solon is a psychologist and three-term state senator. [36] On May 27, Entenza announced Robyne Robinson as his running mate. Robinson is a small-business owner and former TV anchor. [37]
Dayton narrowly won the August 10 primary, earning the right to serve as his party's nominee. [38] He was formally endorsed by the DFL on August 21. [39]
Poll source | Dates administered | Mark Dayton | Matt Entenza | Margaret Anderson Kelliher | Undecided | Sampling error |
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Survey USA | August 2–4, 2010 | 43% | 22% | 27% | 8% | 4.5% |
Minnesota Poll | July 26–29, 2010 | 40% | 17% | 30% | 13% | 7.3% |
Survey USA | June 14–16, 2010 | 39% | 22% | 26% | 11% | 4.5% |
Humphrey Institute / MPR | May 13–16, 2010 | 38% | 6% | 28% | 28% | 8.75% |
At 11:50 p.m. on primary night, Dayton took the lead from Kelliher, who had held an ever-shrinking lead since the polls closed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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DFL | Mark Dayton | 182,738 | 41.3 | |
DFL | Margaret Anderson Kelliher | 175,767 | 39.8 | |
DFL | Matt Entenza | 80,509 | 18.2 | |
DFL | Peter Idusogie | 3,123 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 442,137 | 100 |
On Sunday, May 9, 2010, Tom Horner won the endorsement of the Independence Party for governor. His main opponent, Rob Hahn, said he would contest the primary. [51]
Horner won the August 10 primary, defeating Hahn to earn a place on the November ballot. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independence | Tom Horner | 11,380 | 64.2 | |
Independence | Rob Hahn | 2,538 | 14.3 | |
Independence | John T. Uldrich | 1,766 | 10.0 | |
Independence | Phile Ratté | 1,215 | 7.0 | |
Independence | Rahn V. Workcuff | 815 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 17,714 | 100 |
Early polls showed Emmer even with his likely DFL opponents, with Horner trailing far behind, and a large percentage of voters undecided. [61] [62] [63] As the race progressed, polls showed the candidates even, or Dayton with a small but significant lead. [64] The nonpartisan Cook Political Report , CQ Politics and pollster Rasmussen Reports rated the gubernatorial election a tossup, [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] while New York Times political statistician Nate Silver gave Dayton an 86% chance of winning and Emmer 14%. [70]
Dayton led Emmer at the close of balloting by 8770 votes (0.42%). [71] The margin of victory was small enough to trigger an automatic recount under state law, but analysts generally thought it unlikely that Dayton's lead would be overturned. [72]
Dayton became just the fourth victorious Minnesota Democrat to win a gubernatorial election with a Democrat in the White House in 28 cycles. [73]
Poll source | Dates administered | Tom Emmer (R) | Mark Dayton (DFL) | Tom Horner (I) | Undecided | Sampling error |
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Public Policy Polling | October 27–29, 2010 | 40% | 43% | 15% | 3% | 2.2% |
SurveyUSA | October 24–27, 2010 | 38% | 39% | 13% | 9% | 4% |
Minnesota Public Radio | October 21–25, 2010 | 29% | 41% | 11% | 20% | 3.6% |
St. Cloud State University | October 10–21, 2010 | 30% | 40% | 19% | 10% | 5.0% |
Minnesota Poll | October 18–21, 2010 | 34% | 41% | 13% | 12% | 3.9% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 20, 2010 | 41% | 44% | 10% | 5% | 4.0% |
Survey USA | October 11–13, 2010 | 37% | 42% | 14% | 7% | 3.7% |
Rasmussen Reports | October 6, 2010 | 38% | 40% | 15% | 7% | 4% |
Humphrey Institute/MPR | September 22–26, 2010 | 27% | 38% | 16% | 19% | 3.6% |
Minnesota Poll | September 20–23, 2010 | 30% | 39% | 18% | 13% | 4.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | September 22, 2010 | 42% | 41% | 9% | 2% | 4% |
Survey USA | September 12–14, 2010 | 36% | 38% | 18% | 4% | 3.9% |
Humphrey Institute/MPR | August 31, 2010 | 34% | 34% | 13% | 19% | 3.6 – 5.3% |
Rasmussen Reports | August 12, 2010 | 36% | 45% | 10% | 10% | 4.0% |
Survey USA | August 2–4, 2010 | 32% | 46% | 9% | 13% | 2.7% |
Minnesota Poll | July 26–29, 2010 | 30% | 40% | 13% | 17% | 4.3% |
Rasmussen Reports | July 19, 2010 | 36% | 40% | 10% | 14% | 4.5% |
Survey USA | June 14–16, 2010 | 35% | 38% | 12% | 15% | 2.5% |
Decision Resources, Ltd. | May 28 – June 2, 2010 | 28% | 40% | 18% | 14% | 3.5% |
Rasmussen Reports | May 24, 2010 | 37% | 35% | 12% | 16% | 4.5% |
Humphrey Institute/MPR | May 13–16, 2010 | 31% | 35% | 9% | 25% | 5.8% |
Survey USA | May 3–5, 2010 | 42% | 34% | 9% | 15% | 4.1% |
Rasmussen Reports | March 10, 2010 | 35% | 38% | 7% | 20% | 3% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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DFL | Mark Dayton | 919,232 | 43.63% | -2.07% | |
Republican | Tom Emmer | 910,462 | 43.21% | -3.49% | |
Independence | Tom Horner | 251,487 | 11.94% | +5.54% | |
Grassroots | Chris Wright | 7,516 | 0.36% | n/a | |
Green | Farheen Hakeem | 6,188 | 0.29% | -0.21% | |
Ecology Democracy | Ken Pentel | 6,180 | 0.29% | n/a | |
Resource Party | Linda Eno | 4,092 | 0.19% | n/a | |
Write-ins | 1,864 | 0.09% | |||
Total votes | 2,106,979 | 100 | |||
DFL gain from Republican | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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DFL | Mark Dayton / Yvonne Prettner Solon | 919,232 | 43.63% | -2.07% | |
Republican | Tom Emmer/Annette Meeks | 910,462 | 43.21% | -3.49% | |
Independence | Tom Horner/Jim Mulder | 251,487 | 11.94% | +5.54% | |
Grassroots | Chris Wright | 7,516 | 0.36% | n/a | |
Green | Farheen Hakeem | 6,188 | 0.29% | -0.21% | |
Ecology Democracy | Ken Pentel | 6,180 | 0.29% | n/a | |
Resource Party | Linda Eno | 4,092 | 0.19% | n/a | |
Write-ins | 1,864 | 0.09% | |||
Total votes | 2,106,979 | 100 | |||
DFL gain from Republican | |||||
The recount was carried out by the Minnesota Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, as part of a State Canvassing Board, which consists of the secretary of state, two justices of the Minnesota Supreme Court, and two judges of a Minnesota district court. [74] The vote totals were not significantly changed, and Dayton was declared the governor-elect.
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