Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2010

Minnesota House of Representatives election, 2010

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All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives 68 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Kurt Zellers Margaret Anderson Kelliher Party Republican DFL Leader since June 23, 2009 June 20, 2006 Leader's seat 32B–Maple Grove 60A–Minneapolis (retired) Last election 47 seats, 43.81% 87 seats, 54.87% Seats won 72 62 Seat change 25 25 Popular vote 1,036,019 995,853 Percentage 50.44% 48.49% Swing 6.63 pp 6.38 pp
Speaker before election Margaret Anderson Kelliher DFL Elected Speaker Kurt Zellers Republican

Margaret Anderson Kelliher
DFL

Kurt Zellers
Republican

The 2010 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 2, 2010, to elect members to the House of Representatives 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 defeating the Republicans in the 2006 election. The new Legislature convened on January 4, 2011.

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