2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 7
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Roger J. Reinert (D) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Rilla Opelt (R) by 45.7 points.
Roger J. ReinertDemocrat · winner
72.7%19,545
Rilla OpeltRepublican
27.0%7,268
26,873 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