2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 45
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Ann Rest (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Nick Petersen (R) by 17.3 points.
Ann RestDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%17,263
Nick PetersenRepublican
41.3%12,158
29,455 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