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.
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 | November 4, 2006
Results + Summary of the November 7, 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % ∆ ∆ % Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 132 1,169,298 54.86 3.66 85 19 63.43 Republican Party of Minnesota 131 947,138 44.44 2.35 49 19 36.57 Independence Party of Minnesota 9 6,648 0.31 0.74 0 0.00 Green Party of Minnesota 1 2,671 0.13 0.18 0 0.00 Independent 1 555 0.03 0.43 0 0.00 Write-in N/A 5,048 0.24 0.08 0 0.00 Total 2,131,358 100.00 ±0.00 134 ±0 100.00 Invalid/blank votes 86,460 3.90 1.20 Turnout (out of 3,667,707 eligible voters) 2,217,818 60.47 18.30
See also Minnesota Senate election, 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2006 Minnesota elections, 2006
References
External links Color shaded map showing winning margin by district (PDF) from 2006 Election Maps, Minnesota Secretary of State