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Filings closed - a closer look

Posted at 5:40 PM on June 1, 2010 by Tom Scheck (3 Comments)
Filed under: Campaign 2010, Campaign 2010: U.S. House, MN Legislature

Filings have closed at the Minnesota Secretary of State's office. Candidates have the option of filing at county offices so there may be some new candidates but we're seeing the field basically shape up.

Here's what we know. Several incumbents are facing primary challenges.

U.S. Representative District 4
DFL Rep. Betty McCollum is facing a challenge from Diana Longrie

U.S. Representative District 5
DFL Rep. Keith Ellison is facing a challenge from Gregg A. Iverson and Barb Davis White.

U.S. Representative District 8
DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is facing a challenge from W.D. (Bill) Hamm

Minnesota Senate District 12
GOP Sen. Paul Koering is facing a primary challenge from former GOP Rep. Paul Gazelka.

Minnesota Senate District 41
GOP Sen. Geoff Michel is facing a primary challenge from Bill Reichert

Minnesota Senate District 50
DFL Sen. Satveer Chaudhary is facing a primary challenge from former DFL Rep. Barbara Goodwin

Minnesota Senate District 58
DFL Sen. Linda Higgins is facing a primary challege Troy Parker.

Minnesota House District 4A
DFL Rep. John Persell is facing a primary challege from Mark Thorson

Minnesota House District 35B
GOP Rep. Mark Buesgens is facing a primary challenge from Tom Rees.

Minnesota House District 58A
DFL Rep. Joe Mullery is facinga primary challenge from David Anthony Boyd.


Minnesota Senate Incumbents who don't face an opponent this year:

SD24
GOP Sen. Julie Rosen

SD32
GOP Sen. Warren Limmer

Minnesota House Incumbents who don't face an opponent this year:

13A
GOP Rep. Paul Anderson

18A
GOP Rep. Ron Shimanski

21B
GOP Rep. Paul Torkelson

34B
GOP Rep. Joe Hoppe

Comments (3)

So, the SOS website pulls all the candidate information the second the filing period closes or something? Nothing's coming up over there.

Anyways, last I checked earlier this afternoon, Mark Ritchie still hadn't filed yet. Hope he made it in time, otherwise Dick Franson's going to win his first election since 1963.

Posted by Chris | June 1, 2010 6:04 PM

NOW it's working again. Never mind.

Posted by Chris | June 1, 2010 6:11 PM

I see there are six Republicans running unopposed and I am shocked! Couldn't the DFL find SOMEONE - ANYONE - to run against them??? This is shameful. How can we get information out about our candidates, our party and our platform if we let Republicans go unchallenged??? This just shouldn't happen - regardless of the viability of a challenger's candidacy, we should ALWAYS have a DFLer running!!!

Posted by LuAnn Wilcox | June 4, 2010 12:39 PM

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