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2010Final results

2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 3

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Tom Saxhaug (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Dan McGuire (R) by 15.6 points.

Tom SaxhaugDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%18,269
Dan McGuireRepublican
42.1%13,320
31,630 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

EvenD+35.21992D+20.12002D+30.32006D+15.62010D+29.42012D+22.92016

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