Nov 7, 2006
Minnesota had an open Senate seat as well as two open seats in congress in the 2006 elections. Democrat Amy Klobuchar took the Senate seat for Minnesota. Tim Walz defeated incumbent District 1 Minnesota Representative Gil Gutknecht.
Incumbent Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty won an extremely narrow election victory over DFL challenger Mike Hatch in 2006.
2006 Minnesota Election Winners
| Minnesota Governor | ||
| Tim Pawlenty Incumbent (47%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mike Hatch (DFL - 46%); Peter Hutchinson (IND - 6%); Ken Pentel (GRN - 1%) | ||
| Minnesota Senate I | ||
| Amy Klobuchar (58%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mark Kennedy (REP - 38%); Robert Fitzgerald (IND - 3%); Michael Cavlan (GRN - 1%) | ||
| Minnesota 1st District | ||
| Tim Walz (53%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Gil Gutknecht (REP Incumbent - 47%) | ||
| Minnesota 2nd District | ||
| John Kline Incumbent (56%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Coleen Rowley (DFL - 40%); Doug Williams (IND - 4%) | ||
| Minnesota 3rd District | ||
| Jim Ramstad Incumbent (65%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Wendy Wilde (DFL - 35%) | ||
| Minnesota 4th District | ||
| Betty McCollum Incumbent (70%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Obi Sium (REP - 30%) | ||
| Minnesota 5th District | ||
| Keith Ellison (56%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Alan Fine (REP - 21%); Tammy Lee (IND - 21%); Jay Pond (GRN - 2%) | ||
| Minnesota 6th District | ||
| Michele Bachmann (50%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Patty Wetterling (DFL - 42%); John Binkowski (IND - 8%) | ||
| Minnesota 7th District | ||
| Collin Peterson Incumbent (70%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Michael Barrett (REP - 29%); Ken Lucier (1%) | ||
| Minnesota 8th District | ||
| James L Oberstar Incumbent (64%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Rod Grams (REP - 34%); Harry Welty (2%) | ||
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
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