November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012 → 23 seats, 43.28% 44 seats, 55.31% 37 30 | November 10, 2006 November 9, 2006 21 46 16 16 | |
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The 2010 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 2010, to elect members to the Senate of the 87th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 10, 2010.
The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats, defeating the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which had a majority since the return of partisan elections to the Senate in 1976. The new Legislature convened on January 4, 2011.
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Minnesota Senate election, 2010 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA