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2010 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2010 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election?

Chip Cravaack won the 2010 Minnesota U.S. House District 8 Election. Chip Cravaack received 133,490 popular votes (48.18%). The main challenger was James L. Oberstar (46.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Cravaack and Oberstar

Cravaack +1.6 pts · won by 4,399 votes
Chip CravaackRepublicanWINNER48.18%
133,490 votes
James L. OberstarDemocratic46.59%
129,091 votes
Timothy Olsonindependence4.29%
11,876 votes
Richard George Burtonconstitution0.9%
2,492 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.