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Parents

> United States > Minnesota > Governor

Office

Governor

Honorific

Governor - Abbr: Gov.

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

January 01, 2010 - 12:00am Central

Polls Open

November 02, 2010 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 02, 2010 - 06:00pm Central

Term Start

January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm

Contributor

J.R.

Last Modified

RBH June 17, 2011 01:47pm

Data Sources

[Link]

Description

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/07/2006
	Name	Tim Pawlenty	Votes	1,028,568 (46.69%)
	Term	01/02/2007 - 01/03/2011	Margin	21,108 (+0.96%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	Won	11/04/2014
	Name	Mark Dayton	Votes	989,113 (50.07%)
	Term	01/03/2015 - 01/03/2019	Margin	109,856 (+5.56%)

PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

Oct 03, 2009

MN Governor - R Straw Poll

Marty Seifert

R 1,234

Feb 02, 2010

MN Governor - G Preference Caucuses

None of the Above

G 115

Feb 02, 2010

MN Governor - DFL Preference Caucuses

R. T. Rybak

DFL 22,532

Feb 02, 2010

MN Governor - R Preference Caucuses

Marty Seifert

R 19,243

Feb 28, 2010

MN Governor - MNI Caucuses

Tom Horner

MNI 262

Apr 24, 2010

MN Governor - DFL Convention

Margaret Anderson Kelliher

DFL 99

Apr 30, 2010

MN Governor - R Convention

Tom Emmer

R 2,051

Aug 10, 2010

MN Governor - MNI Primary

Tom Horner

MNI 17,714

Aug 10, 2010

MN Governor - R Primary

Tom Emmer

R 130,408

Aug 10, 2010

MN Governor - DFL Primary

Mark Dayton

DFL 442,137

MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

03/10/2010	10/29/2010

CANDIDATES

Photo

Name

Sen. Mark Dayton

St. Rep. Tom Emmer

Tom Horner

T. Christopher Wright

Farheen Hakeem

Ken Pentel

Linda S. Eno

Party

Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Campaign Logo

Certified Votes

919,232 (43.63%)

910,462 (43.21%)

251,487 (11.94%)

7,516 (0.36%)

6,188 (0.29%)

6,180 (0.29%)

4,092 (0.19%)

Margin

0 (0.00%)

-8,770 (-0.42%)

-667,745 (-31.69%)

-911,716 (-43.27%)

-913,044 (-43.33%)

-913,052 (-43.33%)

-915,140 (-43.43%)

Predict Avg.

36.79%

34.71%

9.41%

0.00%

Cash On Hand

$--

Website

[Website]

Entry Date

00/00/2010

07/06/2009

00/00/2010

Bar

MATCHUP POLLS (22 from 7 pollsters)

Adj Poll Avg

39.41%

36.31%

12.01%

0.00%

Public Policy Polling
10/27/10-10/29/10

43.00%

40.00%

15.00%

0.00%

Survey USA
10/24/10-10/27/10

39.00%

1.0

38.00%

2.0

13.00%

5.0

0.00%

Public Opinion Strategies (R)
10/24/10-10/25/10

40.00%

13.00%

0.00%

Humphrey Institute/University of Minnesota
10/21/10-10/25/10

41.00%

3.0

29.00%

2.0

11.00%

5.0

0.00%

Princeton Survey Research Associates
10/18/10-10/21/10

41.00%

2.0

34.00%

4.0

13.00%

5.0

0.00%

Saint Cloud University
10/10/10-10/21/10

40.00%

30.00%

19.00%

0.00%

ENDORSEMENTS

Endorsements

LBR	Not A Doctor
D	EastTexasDem
DFL	JC42
	International Association of Firefighters
	Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
	Education Minnesota
IndP	6921
D	Jason
Laf-W	Craverguy

R	Minnesota Populist
R	Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
	National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
	Minnesota Farm Bureau
	National Rifle Association (NRA)
	Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
R	...

S Tax	Suchart
LBT	The Minarchist
LBT	Smart
R	CincinnatiReds1990
R	Joanell M. Dyrstad 🔗
	St. Cloud Times
	Pioneer Press
	Minnesota Hospital PAC
R	Doug A. Kelley 🔗
R	Al Quie 🔗
	Duluth News Tribune
DFL	Michael V. "Mike" Ciresi 🔗
	Fargo-Moorhead Forum
	Grand Forks Herald
	Star Tribune, The (Minneapolis - St. Paul)
R	Allen I. Olson 🔗
	Builders Association of Minnesota
R	Peggy Leppik 🔗
R	Neil W. Peterson 🔗
R	William V. "Bill" Belanger, II 🔗
R	Dennis D. Ozment 🔗
R	David M. "Dave" Jennings 🔗
R	Edward C. "Ed" Oliver 🔗
R	Lynne Osterman 🔗
R	Dave Bishop 🔗
R	Rodney Newell "Rod" Searle, Sr. 🔗
R	Applez
I	lucky
	Minnesota MEDPAC
I	M@
R	Arne H. Carlson 🔗
I	David F. Durenberger 🔗

LBT

Jed

I	Ralph Nader 🔗

MORE CANDIDATES

Photo

Name

(W) Write-In

(W) Leslie Davis

(W) John Uldrich

(W) Peter Idusogie

(W) Sherif Mansour

(W) Oloveuse S. "Ole" Savior

Party

Nonpartisan

Independent

Campaign Logo

Certified Votes

1,822 (0.09%)

30 (0.00%)

7 (0.00%)

3 (0.00%)

1 (0.00%)

Margin

-917,410 (-43.54%)

-919,202 (-43.63%)

-919,225 (-43.63%)

-919,229 (-43.63%)

-919,231 (-43.63%)

Predict Avg.

0.00%

Cash On Hand

$--

Website

[Website]

Entry Date

MATCHUP POLLS (22 from 7 pollsters)

Adj Poll Avg

0.00%

Public Policy Polling
10/27/10-10/29/10

0.00%

Survey USA
10/24/10-10/27/10

0.00%

Public Opinion Strategies (R)
10/24/10-10/25/10

0.00%

Humphrey Institute/University of Minnesota
10/21/10-10/25/10

0.00%

Princeton Survey Research Associates
10/18/10-10/21/10

0.00%

Saint Cloud University
10/10/10-10/21/10

0.00%

ENDORSEMENTS

Endorsements

EVENTS

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End Date

Type

Title

Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS

Start Date	Candidate	Category	Ad Tone	Lng	Title	Run Time	Contributor

10/26/2010	TVAd	Issue	eng	Living within Our Means	00:00:00	Penn Con
10/18/2010	TVAd	Biography	eng	Tom and Jacquie on Family and Friendship	00:00:00	Penn Con
10/15/2010	TVAd	Issue	eng	Jobs	00:00:00	Penn Con
10/14/2010	TVAd	Biography	eng	Jacquie on Tom Emmer	00:00:00	Penn Con
10/05/2010	TVAd	Contrast	eng	Balance	00:00:00	Penn Con
09/30/2010	TVAd	Biography	eng	The Real Tom Emmer: Parenthood	00:00:00	Penn Con
07/28/2010	TVAd	Attack	eng	Light	00:00:00	RP

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