2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Minnesota House District 49B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Branden Petersen (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Jerry Newton (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Branden PetersenRepublican · winner
50.0%7,171
Jerry NewtonDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%6,760
Harley SwarmConstitution
2.9%410
14,352 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