2006 Minnesota Senate election

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Minnesota Senate election, 2006
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  2002 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2010  

All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate
34 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Leader Dean Johnson
(lost re-election)
Dick Day
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 13, 2004July 9, 1997
Leader's seat13th–Willmar 26th–Owatonna
Last election35 seats, 49.69%31 seats, 45.71%
Seats before3829
Seats won4423
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg6
Popular vote1,183,319925,978
Percentage55.31%43.28%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.62 ppDecrease2.svg2.43 pp

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2006 Minnesota Senate seats won by party.svg

Majority Leader before election

Dean Johnson
Democratic (DFL)

Elected Majority Leader

Larry Pogemiller
Democratic (DFL)

The 2006 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 7, 2006, to elect members to the Senate of the 85th and 86th Minnesota Legislatures. 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, remaining the majority party, followed by the Republican Party of Minnesota. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2007.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Rothenberg [1] Safe DNovember 4, 2006

Results

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Minnesota Senate election results
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %ppNo.No. %
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 661,183,31955.31Increase2.svg5.6244Increase2.svg665.67
Republican Party of Minnesota 66925,97843.28Decrease2.svg2.4323Decrease2.svg634.33
Independence Party of Minnesota 713,8860.65Decrease2.svg2.730Steady2.svg0.00
Green Party of Minnesota 15,4310.25Decrease2.svg0.640Steady2.svg0.00
Independent 15,4280.25Increase2.svg0.130Steady2.svg0.00
Write-in N/A5,2800.25Increase2.svg0.080Steady2.svg0.00
Total2,139,322100.00±0.0067±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes78,4963.54Decrease Positive.svg1.17
Turnout (out of 3,667,707 eligible voters) [2] 2,217,81860.47Decrease2.svg4.42
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 Senate Races". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 8, 2013.