2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota House District 46A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Michael Nelson (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Charles Sutphen (R) by 17.4 points.
Michael NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%5,043
Charles SutphenRepublican
41.2%3,546
8,597 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET