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2010Final results

2010 election for Minnesota House District 35A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Michael Beard (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Matt Christensen (D) by 29.9 points.

Michael BeardRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%13,125
35.0%7,084
20,223 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+18.62004R+8.52006R+10.32008R+29.92010R+25.42012R+20.12014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET