This is the 2010 race. The latest: 2026 →

2010Final results

2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 34

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Julianne Ortman (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Laura Helmer (D) by 33.2 points.

Julianne OrtmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%23,839
Laura HelmerDemocrat
30.3%11,382
Tim BirosIndependent
6.2%2,330
37,568 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+30.62000R+29.32002R+19.52006R+33.22010R+14.22012R+20.52016

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