2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 18
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Scott Newman (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Hal Kimball (D) by 19.5 points.
Scott NewmanRepublican · winner
56.2%16,587
Hal KimballDemocrat
36.7%10,821
Richard HoffIndependent
7.1%2,083
29,517 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