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2010Final results

2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 23

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Kathy Sheran (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Peter J. Trocke (R) by 19.2 points.

Kathy SheranDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.5%17,633
Peter J. TrockeRepublican
40.3%11,951
29,631 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+21.12000D+3.12002D+15.02006D+19.22010R+28.02012R+41.72016

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