2010Final results
2010 election for Minnesota Senate District 9
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Keith Langseth (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Jeff Backer (R) by 5.1 points.
Keith LangsethDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.5%14,595
Jeff BackerRepublican
47.4%13,168
27,788 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