2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota House District 47B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Melissa Hortman (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Linda J. Etim (R) by 7.7 points.
Melissa HortmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%8,278
Linda J. EtimRepublican
43.6%7,030
Don HallbladeIndependent
5.1%822
16,137 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