2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election

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2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election
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  2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008  

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
68 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  MAK Headshot cropped.jpg Steve Sviggum (cropped).jpg
Leader Margaret Anderson Kelliher Steve Sviggum
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Leader sinceJune 20, 2006April 17, 1992
Leader's seat60A–Minneapolis 28B–Kenyon
Last election66 seats, 51.20%68 seats, 46.79%
Seats won8549
Seat changeIncrease2.svg19Decrease2.svg19
Popular vote1,169,298947,138
Percentage54.86%44.44%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.66 ppDecrease2.svg2.35 pp

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Speaker before election

Steve Sviggum
Republican

Elected Speaker

Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Democratic (DFL)

The 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 7, 2006, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 85th Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on September 12, 2006.

Contents

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the Republican Party of Minnesota, which had a majority since defeating the DFL in the 1998 election. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2007.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Rothenberg [1] TossupNovember 4, 2006

Results

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %ppNo.No. %
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1321,169,29854.86Increase2.svg3.6685Increase2.svg1963.43
Republican Party of Minnesota 131947,13844.44Decrease2.svg2.3549Decrease2.svg1936.57
Independence Party of Minnesota 96,6480.31Decrease2.svg0.740Steady2.svg0.00
Green Party of Minnesota 12,6710.13Decrease2.svg0.180Steady2.svg0.00
Independent 15550.03Decrease2.svg0.430Steady2.svg0.00
Write-in N/A5,0480.24Increase2.svg0.080Steady2.svg0.00
Total2,131,358100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes86,4603.90Decrease Positive.svg1.20
Turnout (out of 3,667,707 eligible voters) [2] 2,217,81860.47Decrease2.svg18.30
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, [3] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library [4]

See also

References

  1. Jacobson, Louis (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved August 13, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Results for all State Representatives". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 8, 2013.