<page_title> Mark Chelgren </page_title> <section_title> Electoral History </section_title> <table> <cell> Iowa's 47th Senate District election, 2010 <col_header> Election </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mark Chelgren <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9,583 <col_header> Votes </col_header> </cell> <cell> Keith Kreiman <col_header> Election </col_header> </cell> <cell> Democratic <col_header> Political result </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9,572 <col_header> Political result </col_header> </cell> </table>
In 2010, Chelgren was elected to the Iowa Senate, defeating Democrat Keith Kreiman with 9,572 to 9,582 votes.