The 2010 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Minnesota State Auditor for a four-year term. Incumbent Rebecca Otto of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) was narrowly re-elected to a second term.
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  Otto: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Anderson: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
editDemocratic–Farmer–Labor Party
editIncumbent Rebecca Otto won endorsement at the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) convention.
Republican Party
editFormer State Auditor Patricia Anderson earned the endorsement of the Republican Party of Minnesota at its state convention.
Green Party
editMinneapolis Park and Recreation Board member Annie Young ran as the Green Party candidate.
Grassroots Party
editKenny Kalligher stood for election for the Grassroots Party.
Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | |||
| Rebecca Otto (incumbent) | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 981,822 | 48.39 | |
| Patricia Anderson | Republican | 956,339 | 47.13 | |
| Annie Young | Green | 54,154 | 2.67 | |
| Kenny Kalligher | Grassroots | 35,548 | 1.75 | |
| Write-in | — | 1,224 | 0.06 | |
| Total | 2,029,087 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,029,087 | 95.56 | ||
| Blank votes | 94,282 | 4.44 | ||
| Turnout[1] | 2,123,369 | 55.81 | ||
| Eligible voters[1] | 3,804,746 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2012 (PDF)". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
- ^ "Statewide Results for Auditor". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 16, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
External links
edit- Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections & Voting Archived 2010-07-17 at the Wayback Machine