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2010Final results

2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 62

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Patricia Torres Ray (D) won with 79.6% of the vote, defeating Patrick Elgin (R) by 59.5 points.

Patricia Torres RayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.6%26,671
Patrick ElginRepublican
20.2%6,751
33,490 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+55.52000D+42.92002D+62.82006D+59.52010D+76.32016D+78.42020

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