2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota House District 59B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Phyllis Kahn (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Ole Hovde (R) by 48.1 points.
Phyllis KahnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%7,353
Ole HovdeRepublican
18.9%2,074
Dan CraigieGreen
9.4%1,035
Ronald C. LischeidIndependent
4.5%491
10,979 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
The candidates
Phyllis Kahn (D)Ole Hovde (R)Dan Craigie (G)
Also on the ballot: Ronald C. Lischeid (Independent), 4.5%