2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota House District 51A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Tim Sanders (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Zak Chlebeck (D) by 11.8 points.
Tim SandersRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%10,270
Zak ChlebeckDemocrat
44.0%8,097
18,383 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