The 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Tim Pawlenty was endorsed by the state Republican convention on June 2,2006,while the state Democratic–Farmer–Labor convention endorsed Mike Hatch on June 10,2006. The party primaries took place on September 12,2006,with Hatch defeating DFL challengers Becky Lourey and Ole Savior and incumbent Pawlenty defeating Sue Jeffers. In the November 7 general election,Pawlenty received a plurality of the votes,defeating Hatch by a margin of 1%. As a result,this election was the closest race of the 2006 gubernatorial election cycle.
Becky Lourey is an American politician,a former Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) state senator and state representative,and a former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate. Her son Matt served in the U.S. Army and was killed on May 27,2005,as a result of injuries received in combat over Buhriz,Iraq,where he was serving in his second tour of duty.
Margaret Anderson Kelliher is an American politician,Director of the Minneapolis Department of Public Works,former Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Transportation,and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party,she represented District 60A,which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis in Hennepin County,located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. First elected in 1999,she served until 2011,also serving as the Speaker from 2007 to 2011. She is the second woman to hold the position of House speaker. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the DFL nomination for Governor of Minnesota in the 2010 gubernatorial election,losing to former Senator Mark Dayton. Anderson left the Minnesota House of Representatives at the conclusion of her term in 2011 and re-entered politics when she ran for the DFL nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives in Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2018,losing to Ilhan Omar. Since 2019 Kelliher,has worked in transportation management roles for the government,first as Commissioner of MnDOT,and later as Director of Public Works for the city of Minneapolis.
Minnesota is known for a politically active citizenry,with populism being a longstanding force among the state's political parties. Minnesota has consistently high voter turnout,ranking highest or near-highest in recent elections. This is due in part to its same-day voter registration laws;previously unregistered voters can register on election day,at their polls,with evidence of residency.
The 2008 Minnesota U.S. House of Representatives elections took place on November 4,2008. All 8 congressional seats that make up the state's delegation were contested. Representatives were elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 111th United States Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011.
Ron Erhardt is a politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 49A,which included most of Edina in Hennepin County.
Thomas E. Huntley is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 7A,which includes portions of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County in the northeastern part of the state. He is a retired associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth and former director of Institutional Relations at the University's School of Medicine.
Michael Edward Obermueller is a Minnesota lawyer and politician,a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 38B in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area from 2009 to 2011. In 2012 and 2014 Obermueller was the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate for United States Congress in the second congressional district,challenging incumbent John Kline.
Erik Simonson is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 7 which includes the city of Duluth in St. Louis County in northeastern Minnesota.
Joseph Paul Radinovich is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. As a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 10B in north-central Minnesota. He was the DFL candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Minnesota's 8th congressional district in the November 2018 general election,losing to Republican Pete Stauber.
Jennifer Schultz is an American politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represented District 7A in northeastern Minnesota. She is currently running for U.S. Congress in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District.
The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6,to elect the 41st Governor of Minnesota as incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was U.S. Representative Tim Walz from Minnesota's 1st congressional district while the Republican Party nominated Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson for a second consecutive time. The Independence Party of Minnesota did not field a candidate for the first time since 1994. Going into the election polls showed Walz ahead;the race was characterized as lean or likely DFL.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 6,2018,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with an open gubernatorial election,a U.S. Senate election,a special U.S. Senate election,State House elections,and other elections.
Liz Olson is an American politician who formerly served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Olson represented District 8A in northeastern Minnesota,which includes parts of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County.
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on February 5,2019,to elect a new senator for District 11 in the Minnesota Senate,caused by the resignation of Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Senator Tony Lourey effective on January 3,2019,to be appointed as commissioner of human services in Governor Tim Walz's cabinet. A primary election was held on January 22,2019,to nominate a DFL candidate. Jason Rarick,the Republican nominee,won the special election. Rarick's win caused a special election for the seat he held in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
The 2020 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3,2020,to elect members to the Senate of the 92nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 11,2020. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature,the House of Representatives,and other elections.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota were held on November 8,2022,to elect the eight U.S. representatives from the state of Minnesota,one from each of the state's eight congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8,2022,to elect members to the House of Representatives of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9,2022. The election coincided with the election of the other chamber of the Legislature,the Senate.
Alicia Kozlowski is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL),Kozlowski represents District 8B in northeastern Minnesota,which includes the city of Duluth and parts of St. Louis County.
Roger J. Skraba is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Skraba represents District 3A in northern Minnesota,which includes the cities of International Falls and Ely,and parts or all of Cook,Itasca,Koochiching,Lake,and St. Louis Counties.
