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2010Final results

2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 55

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Charles Wiger (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Tami Ekstrand (R) by 13.0 points.

Charles WigerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.9%15,082
Tami EkstrandRepublican
39.9%11,373
Mark JenkinsIndependent
7.2%2,053
28,529 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+14.92000D+21.12002D+34.02006D+13.02010R+10.42012R+37.32016

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