2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota's 2nd District
U.S. House · Minnesota
John Kline (R) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating Shelley Madore (D) by 26.7 points.
John KlineRepublican · winner
63.3%181,341
Shelley MadoreDemocrat
36.6%104,809
286,453 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Shelley MadoreJohn Kline
$88.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$88.2K
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$642
Cash on hand
$170.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010