2010 Minnesota Senate election

Minnesota Senate election, 2010
November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate
34 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dave Senjem Larry Pogemiller
Party Republican Democratic (DFL)
Leader since November 10, 2006 November 9, 2006
Leader's seat 29th–Rochester 59th–Minneapolis
Last election 23 seats, 43.28% 44 seats, 55.31%
Seats before 21 46
Seats won 37 30
Seat change 16 16
Popular vote 1,021,634 1,005,132
Percentage 49.72% 48.91%
Swing 6.44 pp 6.40 pp
Majority Leader before election

Larry Pogemiller
Democratic (DFL)

 Elected Majority Leader

Amy Koch
Republican

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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