2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Mark Dayton won the 2010 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Mark Dayton received 919,232 popular votes (43.63%). The main challenger was Tom Emmer (43.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Dayton and Emmer

Dayton +0.4 pts · won by 8,770 votes
919,232 votes
910,462 votes
Tom HornerIndependence Party of Minnesota11.94%
251,487 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.