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2010Final results

2010 election for Minnesota House District 53B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Carol McFarlane (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Chris Knopf (D) by 9.7 points.

Carol McFarlaneRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.8%9,288
Chris KnopfDemocrat
45.1%7,636
16,945 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+16.22004R+7.72006R+8.52008R+9.72010R+9.82012R+14.02014

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