Minnesota Elections 2010
All seats in the Minnesota Legislature are up for election on November 2, 2010, and we also have an opportunity to elect a new governor. The following lists all candidates for the Minnesota Legislature. Minnesota Voters for Animal Protection's Recommended Candidates are in bold type.
| Find out in which district you live here- simply type in your address and you’ll find your district number along with a list of all candidates running for whom you may vote. If you already know your district, scroll down to learn who is running for the Minnesota Legislature in your area. | |||||
| District | Incumbent | Running for a seat in the | Democrat | Republican | Other Party |
| 1 | Leroy Stumpf | Senate | Leroy Strumpf | Russell Walker | |
| 1A | Dave Olin | House | Dave Olin | Daniel Fabian | |
| 1B | Bernard Lieder | House | Bernard Lieder | Debra Kiel | |
| 2 | Rod Skoe | Senate | Rod Skoe | Dennis Moser | |
| 2A | Kent Eken | House | Kent Eken | Steve Green | |
| 2B | Brita Sailer | House | Brita Sailer | David Hancock | |
| 3 | Tom Saxhaug | Senate | Tom Saxhaug | Dan McGuire | |
| 3A | Tom Anzelc | House | Tom Anzelc | Marv Ott | |
| 3B | Loren Solberg | House | Loren Solberg | Carolyn McElfatrick | |
| 4 | Mary Olson | Senate | Mary Olson | John Carlson | |
| 4A | John Persell | House | John Persell | Richard Lehmann | |
| 4B | Larry Howes | House | Meg Bye | Larry Howes | |
| 5 | David Tomassoni | Senate | David Tomassoni | Matt Matasich | |
| 5A | Tom Rukavina | House | Tom Rukavina | Greg Knutson | |
| 5B | Tony Sertich | House | Tony Sertich | Paul Jacobson | |
| 6 | Thomas Bakk | Senate | Thomas Bakk | Jennifer Havlick | |
| 6A | David Dill | House | David Dill | Jim Tuomala | |
| 6B | Mary Murphy | House | Mary Murphy | Keith MacDonald | |
| 7 | Yvonne Prettner Solon | Senate | Roger Reinert | Rilla Debot Opelt | |
| 7A | Thomas Huntley | House | Thomas Huntley | Carinda Horton | |
| 7B | Roger Reinert | Senate | Kerry Gauthier | Travis Silvers | Tony Salls |
| 8 | Tony Lourey | Senate | Tony Lourey | Mike Cummins | |
| 8A | Bill Hilty | House | Bill Hilty | Mark Ames | |
| 8B | Tim Faust | House | Tim Faust | Roger Crawford | |
| 9 | Keith Langseth | Senate | Keith Langseth | Jeff Backer | |
| 9A | Morrie Lanning | House | Greg Lemke | Morrie Lanning | |
| 9B | Paul Marquart | House | Paul Marquart | Benjamin Grimsley | |
| 10 | Dan Skogen | Senate | Dan Skogen | Gretchen Hoffman | |
| 10A | Bud Nornes | House | Richard Kagan | Bud Nornes | |
| 10B | Mark Murdock | House | Pete Phillips | Mark Murdock | |
| 11 | Bill Ingebrigtsen | Senate | Jim Thoreen | Bill Ingebrigtsen | |
| 11A | Torrey Westrom | House | Bennett Smith | Torrey Westrom | Dave Holman |
| 11B | Mary Ellen Otremba | House | Amy Hunter | Mary Franson | Bert Pexsa |
| 12 | Paul Koering | Senate | Taylor Stevenson | Paul Gazelka | Steve Park |
| 12A | John Ward | House | John Ward | Kevin Goedker | |
| 12B | Al Doty | House | Al Doty | Mike LeMieur | |
| 13 | Joe Gimse | Senate | Larry Rice | Joe Gimse | |
| 13A | Paul Anderson | House | Paul Anderson | ||
| 13B | Al Juhnke | House | Al Juhnke | Bruce Vogel | |
| 14 | Michelle Fischbach | Senate | Mike Sharp | Michelle Fischbach | |
| 14A | Dan Severson | House | Rob Jacobs | Tim O’Driscoll | |
| 14B | Larry Hosch | House | Larry Hosch | Tom Ellenbecker | |
| 15 | Tarryl Clark | Senate | Bruce Hentges | John Pederson | |
| 15A | Steve Gottwalt | House | Anne C. Nolan | Steve Gottwalt | |
| 15B | Larry Haws | House | Carol Lewis | King Banaian | |
| 16 | Lisa Fobbe | Senate | Lisa Fobbe | Dave Brown | |
| 16A | Gail Kulick Jackson | House | Gail Kulick Jackson | Sondra Erickson | |
| 16B | Mary Kiffmeyer | House | Tom Heyd | Mary Kiffmeyer | |
| 17 | Rick Olseen | Senate | Rick Olseen | Sean Nienow | |
| 17A | Rob Eastlund | House | Jim Godfrey | Kurt Daudt | Paul Bergley |
| 17B | Jeremy Kalin | House | Cindy Erickson | Bob Barrett | Curtis Lendt |
| 18 | Steve Dille | Senate | Hal Kimball | Scott Newman | Richard Hoff |
| 18A | Ron Shimanski | House | Ron Shimanski | ||
| 18B | Dean Urdahl | House | Darrin Anderson | Dean Urdahl | |
| 19 | Amy Koch | Senate | Jim Bischoff | Amy Koch | |
| 19A | Bruce Anderson | House | Barrett Chrissis | Bruce Anderson | |
| 19B | Tom Emmer | House | Chris Brazelton | Joe McDonald | |
| 20 | Gary Kubly | Senate | Gary Kubly | Gregg Kulberg | |
| 20A | Andrew Falk | House | Andrew Falk | Jay Backer | |
| 20B | Lyle Koenen | House | Lyle Koenen | Brian Kohout | |
| 21 | Dennis Frederickson | Senate | Al Kruse | Gary Dahms | |
| 21A | Marty Seifert | House | Ramona Larson | Chris Swedzinski | |
| 21B | Paul Torkelson | House | Paul Torkelson | ||
| 22 | Jim Vickerman | Senate | Kevin Vickerman | Doug Magnus | |
| 22A | Doug Magnus | House | Ted Winter | Joe Schomacker | |
| 22B | Rod Hamilton | House | Bill Brandt | Rod Hamilton | |
| 23 | Kathy Sheran | Senate | Kathy Sheran | Peter J. Trocke | |
| 23A | Terry Morrow | House | Terry Morrow | Rebecca Peichel | |
| 23B | Kathy Brynaert | House | Kathy Brynaert | Dave Kruse | |
| 24 | Julie Rosen | Senate | Julie Rosen | ||
| 24A | Bob Gunther | House | Steven C. Fausch | Bob Gunther | |
| 24B | Tony Cornish | House | Joan Muth-Milks | Tony Cornish | Mark D. Meyer |
| 25 | Kevin Dahle | Senate | Kevin Dahle | Al DeKruif | John A. Grimm |
| 25A | Laura Brod | House | Mick McGuire | Glenn Gruenhagen | |
| 25B | David Bly | House | David Bly | Kelby Woodard | |
| 26 | Mike Parry | Senate | Alex De Marco | Mike Parry | |
| 26A | Kory Kath | House | Kory Kath | David Thul | |
| 26B | Patti Fritz | House | Patti Fritz | Dan Kaiser | |
| 27 | Dan Sparks | Senate | Dan Sparks | Kathy Green | |
| 27A | Robin Brown | House | Robin Brown | Rich Murray | |
| 27B | Jeanne Poppe | House | Jeanne Poppe | Jennifer Gumbel | |
| 28 | Steve Murphy | Senate | Joe Fricke | John Howe | |
| 28A | Tim Kelly | House | Jerry Roth | Tim Kelly | |
| 28B | Steve Drazkowski | House | Mark A. Schneider | Steve Drazkowski | |
| 29 | David Senjem | Senate | Greg French | David Senjem | |
| 29A | Randy Demmer | House | Douglas Wunderlich | Duane Quam | |
| 29B | Kim Norton | House | Kim Norton | Mike Rolih | |
| 30 | Ann Lynch | Senate | Ann Lynch | Carla Nelson | |
| 30A | Tina Liebling | House | Tina Liebling | Charlie O’Connell | |
| 30B | Andy Welti | House | Andy Welti | Mike Benson | |
| 31 | Sharon Erickson Ropes | Senate | Sharon Erickson Ropes | Jeremy Miller | |
| 31A | Gene Pelowski Jr. | House | Gene Pelowski, Jr. | Rhett Zenke | |
| 31B | Greg Davids | House | Steve Kemp | Greg Davids | Al Hein |
| 32 | Warren Limmer | Senate | Warren Limmer | ||
| 32A | Joyce Peppin | House | David Hoden | Joyce Peppin | |
| 32B | Kurt Zellers | House | Katie Rodriguez | Kurt Zellers | |
| 33 | Gen Olson | Senate | Monica Dawson | Gen Olson | |
| 33A | Steve Smith | House | Denise Bader | Steve Smith | |
| 33B | Connie Doepke | House | Kim Kang | Connie Doepke | |
| 34 | Julianne Ortman | Senate | Laura Helmer | Julianne Ortman | Tim Biros |
| 34A | Paul Kohls | House | Leanne Pouliot Kunze | Ernie Leidiger | |
| 34B | Joe Hoppe | House | Joe Hoppe | ||
| 35 | Claire Robling | Senate | Travis Burton | Claire Robling | |
| 35A | Michael Beard | House | Matt Christensen | Michael Beard | |
| 35B | Mark Buesgens | House | Jannaya LaFrance | Mark Buesgens | |
| 36 | Pat Pariseau | Senate | Steve Quist | Dave Thompson | |
| 36A | Mary Liz Holberg | House | Colin Lee | Mary Liz Holberg | |
| 36B | Pat Garofalo | House | Sigrid Iversen | Pat Garofalo | |
| 37 | Chris Gerlach | Senate | Michael Germain | Chris Gerlach | |
| 37A | Tara Mack | House | Derrick Lindstrom | Tara Mack | |
| 37B | Phillip Sterner | House | Phillip Sterner | Kurt Bills | |
| 38 | Jim Carlson | Senate | Jim Carlson | Ted Daley | |
| 38A | Sandra Masin | House | Sandra Masin | Diane Anderson | |
| 38B | Mike Obermueller | House | Mike Obermueller | Doug Wardlow | |
| 39 | James Metzen | Senate | James Metzen | Robb Soleim, Jr. | |
| 39A | Rick Hansen | House | Rick Hansen | Don Lee | |
| 39B | Joe Atkins | House | Joe Atkins | Terry Pearson | |
| 40 | John Doll | Senate | John Doll | Dan Hall | |
| 40A | Will Morgan | House | Will Morgan | Pam Myhra | Bruce Johnson |
| 40B | Ann Lenczewski | House | Ann Lenczewski | Sanu Patel-Zellinger | |
| 41 | Geoff Michel | Senate | Steve Elkins | Geoff Michel | |
| 41A | Keith Downey | House | Kevin Staunton | Keith Downey | |
| 41B | Paul Rosenthal | House | Paul Rosenthal | Pat Mazorol | Naomi Babcock |
| 42 | David Hann | Senate | Ron Case | David Hann | |
| 42A | Maria Ruud | House | Maria Ruud | Kirk Stensrud | |
| 42B | Jenifer Loon | House | Ray L. Daniels | Jenifer Loon | |
| 43 | Terri Bonoff | Senate | Terri Bonoff | Norann Dillon | |
| 43A | Sarah Anderson | House | Audrey Britton | Sarah Anderson | |
| 43B | John Benson | House | John Benson | Brian Grogan | |
| 44 | Ron Latz | Senate | Ron Latz | Paul Scofield | |
| 44A | Steve Simon | House | Steve Simon | Stephen Manderfeld | |
| 44B | Ryan Winkler | House | Ryan Winkler | Rick Rice | |
| 45 | Ann Rest | Senate | Ann Rest | Nick Petersen | |
| 45A | Sandra Peterson | House | Sandra Peterson | Mark Martin | |
| 45B | Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | House | Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | Reid Johnson | |
| 46 | Linda Scheid | Senate | Linda Scheid | Ryan Sibinski | |
| 46A | Michael V. Nelson | House | Michael V. Nelson | Chuck Sutphen | |
| 46B | Debra Hilstrom | House | Debra Hilstrom | Tim Olson | |
| 47 | Leo Foley | Senate | Leo Foley | Benjamin Kruse | Andrew Kratoska |
| 47A | Denise Dittrich | House | Denise Dittrich | Cameron Roberson | |
| 47B | Melissa Hortman | House | Melissa Hortman | Linda Etim | Don Hallblade |
| 48 | Michael Jungbauer | Senate | Peter Perovich | Michael Jungbauer | |
| 48A | Tom Hackbarth | House | Laurie Olmon | Tom Hackbarth | |
| 48B | Jim Abeler | House | Daniel Kane | Jim Abeler | |
| 49 | Debbie Johnson | Senate | Paul Meunier | Michelle Benson | |
| 49A | Peggy Scott | House | Dustin R. Norman | Peggy Scott | |
| 49B | Jerry Newton | House | Jerry Newton | Branden Petersen | Harley Norman |
| 50 | Satveer Chaudhary | Senate | Barbara Goodwin | Gina Bauman | Rae Hart Anderson |
| 50A | Carolyn Laine | House | Carolyn Laine | Tim Utz | |
| 50B | Kate Knuth | House | Kate Knuth | Russell Bertsch | |
| 51 | Don Betzold | Senate | Don Betzold | Pam Wolf | |
| 51A | Tim Sanders | House | Zak Chlebeck | Tim Sanders | |
| 51B | Tom Tillberry | House | Tom Tillberry | Dale Helm | |
| 52 | Ray Vandeveer | Senate | Becky Siekmeier | Ray Vandeveer | John McCallum |
| 52A | Bob Dettmer | House | Adam Best | Bob Dettmer | |
| 52B | Matt Dean | House | Sten Hakanson | Matt Dean | |
| 53 | Sandy Rummel | Senate | Sandy Rummel | Roger Chamberlain | |
| 53A | Paul Gardner | House | Paul Gardner | Linda Runbeck | |
| 53B | Carol McFarlane | House | Chris Knopf | Carol McFarlane | |
| 54 | John Marty | Senate | John Marty | Tim Johnson | |
| 54A | Mindy Greiling | House | Mindy Greiling | Mark Fotsch | |
| 54B | Bev Scalze | House | Bev Scalze | Ken Rubenzer | |
| 55 | Charles Wiger | Senate | Charles Wiger | Tami Ekstrand | Mark Jenkins |
| 55A | Leon Lillie | House | Leon Lillie | Nathan Hansen | Joseph Polencheck |
| 55B | Nora Slawik | House | Nora Slawik | Damon Dalton | |
| 56 | Kathy Saltzman | Senate | Kathy Saltzman | Ted Lillie | |
| 56A | Julie Bunn | House | Julie Bunn | Kathy Lohmer | Jim Martin |
| 56B | Marsha Swails | House | Marsha Swails | Andrea Kieffer | |
| 57 | Katie Sieben | Senate | Katie Sieben | Karin Housley | |
| 57A | Karla Bigham | House | Jen Peterson | John Kriesel | |
| 57B | Denny McNamara | House | David Page | Denny McNamara | |
| 58 | Linda Higgins | Senate | Linda Higgins | Hayley Astrup | |
| 58A | Joe Mullery | House | Joe Mullery | Chris Hiatt | |
| 58B | Bobby Joe Champion | House | Bobby Joe Champion | Gary J. Mazzotta | |
| 59 | Lawrence Pogemiller | Senate | Lawrence Pogemiller | Barry Hickethier | |
| 59A | Diane Loeffler | House | Diane Loeffler | Mark Lazarchic | |
| 59B | Phyllis Kahn | House | Phyllis Kahn | Ole Hovde | • Ron Lischeid (Independent); Dan Craigie (Green) |
| 60 | Scott Dibble | Senate | Scott Dibble | Scot Pekarek | |
| 60A | Margaret Anderson Kelliher | House | Marion Greene | Brian Gruber | |
| 60B | Frank Hornstein | House | Frank Hornstein | Scott Brooks | |
| 61 | Linda Berglin | Senate | Linda Berglin | James Schlemmer | |
| 61A | Karen Clark | House | Karen Clark | Nicholas Skrivanek | Sadik Warfa |
| 61B | Jeff Hayden | House | Jeff Hayden | Michael J. Sullivan | |
| 62 | Patricia Torres Ray | Senate | Patricia Torres Ray | Patrick Elgin | |
| 62A | Jim Davnie | House | Jim Davnie | Wes Whitby | |
| 62B | Jean Wagenius | House | Jean Wagenius | Deanna Boss | |
| 63 | Kenneth Kelash | Senate | Ken Kelash | Craig Marston | |
| 63A | Paul Thissen | House | Paul Thissen | Nathan Atkins | |
| 63B | Linda Slocum | House | Linda Slocum | Joel Jennissen | |
| 64 | Richard Cohen | Senate | Richard Cohen | Tony Hernandez | |
| 64A | Erin Murphy | House | Erin Murphy | Zach Freitag | |
| 64B | Michael Paymar | House | Michael Paymar | Andrew Smith | |
| 65 | Sandra Pappas | Senate | Sandra Pappas | Rick Karschnia | Amy Smith |
| 65A | Cy Thao | House | Rena Moran | Paul Holmgren | |
| 65B | Carlos Marliani | House | Carlos Marliani | Jamie Delton | |
| 66 | Ellen Anderson | Senate | Ellen Anderson | Greg Copeland | |
| 66A | John Lesch | House | John Lesch | Chris Conner | |
| 66B | Alice Hausman | House | Alice Hausman | Bob Koss | |
| 67 | Mee Moua | Senate | John M. Harrington | Krysia Weidell | Dina Guerin |
| 67A | Tim Mahoney | House | Tim Mahoney | Catherine O. Hennelly | |
| 67B | Sheldon Johnson | House | Sheldon Johnson | Cheryl Golden-Black | |
