2010 Minnesota State Auditor election

The 2010 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the Minnesota State Auditor for a four-year term. Incumbent Rebecca Otto of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) was narrowly re-elected to a second term.

2010 Minnesota State Auditor election

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Nominee Rebecca Otto Patricia Anderson Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 981,822 956,339 Percentage 48.39% 47.13%

County results Precinct results Otto:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Anderson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

State Auditor before election Rebecca Otto Democratic (DFL) Elected State Auditor Rebecca Otto Democratic (DFL)

Candidates

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

Incumbent Rebecca Otto won endorsement at the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) convention.

Republican Party

Former State Auditor Patricia Anderson earned the endorsement of the Republican Party of Minnesota at its state convention.

Green Party

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board member Annie Young ran as the Green Party candidate.

Grassroots Party

Kenny Kalligher stood for election for the Grassroots Party.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes
			#	%
	Rebecca Otto (incumbent)	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	981,822	48.39
	Patricia Anderson	Republican	956,339	47.13
	Annie Young	Green	54,154	2.67
	Kenny Kalligher	Grassroots	35,548	1.75
	Write-in	—	1,224	0.06
Total			2,029,087	100.00
Valid votes			2,029,087	95.56
Blank votes			94,282	4.44
Turnout[1]			2,123,369	55.81
Eligible voters[1]			3,804,746

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State^[2]