Winners, losers, likely recounts: An updated look at MN legislature

Posted at 11:41 AM on November 3, 2010 by Paul Tosto
Filed under: MN Legislature

MPR reporter Tom Weber spent last night tracking Minnesota House and Senate races and just sent this updated list of winners, losers and potential recounts. Take a look and post any thoughts below.

We also have links to easy-to-read totals on Minnesota legislative races:
Minnesota House
Minnesota Senate

Races where there will be a recount, probably:

District 15b - 0.5% appears to be 54 votes; Carol Lewis lost by 28 votes (This is an open seat; DFLer Larry Hawks not running again)

District 25b - 0.5% appears to be 88 votes; David Bly lost by 30 votes

District 27A - 0.5% appears to be 75 votes; Robin Brown lost by 58 votes

Here's a list of 34 incumbents (21 in the House; 13 in the Senate) that lost their seats - Note: They're all DFLers; not a single Republican incumbent lost.

HOUSE --- 21 total:

- Dave Olin, of Thief River Falls (district 1a)

- Bernard Lieder, of Crookston (district 1b)

- Brita Sailer, of Park Rapids (district 2b)

- Loren Solberg, of Grand Rapids (district 3b)

- Tim Faust, of Hinckley (district 8b)

- Al Doty, of Royalton (district 12b)

- Al Juhnke, of Willmar (district 13b)

- Gail Kulick Jackson, of Milaca (district 16a)

- David Bly, of Northfield (district 25b)

- Robin Brown, of Moscow Township (district 27a)

- Andy Welti, of Plainview (district 30b)

- Phil Sterner, of Rosemount (district 37b)

- Sandra Masin, of Eagan (district 38a)

- Mike Obermueller, of Eagan (district 38b)

- Will Morgan, of Burnsville (district 40a)

- Paul Rosenthal, of Edina (district 41b)

- Maria Ruud of Minnetonka (district 42a)

- Jerry Newton, of Coon Rapids (district 49b)

- Paul Gardner, of Shoreview (district 53a)

- Julie Bunn, of Lake Elmo (district 56a)

- Marsha Swails, of Woodbury (district 56b)

SENATE - 13 total:

- Mary Olson, of Bemidji (district 4)

- Dan Skogen, of Hewitt (district 10)

- Lisa Fobbe, of Zimmerman (district 16)

- Rick Olseen, of Harris (district 17)

- Kevin Dahle (pronounced 'dall'), of Northfield (district 25)

- Ann Lynch, of Rochester (district 30)

- Sharon Erickson Ropes, of Winona (district 31)

- Jim Carlson, of Eagan (district 38)

- John Doll, of Burnsville (district 40)

- Leo Foley, of Coon Rapids (district 47)

- Don Betzold, of Fridley (district 51)

- Sandy Rummel, of White Bear Lake (district 53)

- Kathy Saltzman, of Woodbury (district 56)

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