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2010Final results

2010 election for Minnesota House District 43B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

John Benson (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Brian Grogan (R) by 3.4 points.

John BensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%8,986
Brian GroganRepublican
48.2%8,394
17,399 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+4.72004D+7.92006D+11.22008D+3.42010D+21.02012D+16.32014

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