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.
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 | November 4, 2006
Results + Summary of the November 7, 2006 Minnesota Senate election results Party Candidates Votes Seats % ∆ ∆ % Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 66 1,183,319 55.31 5.62 44 6 65.67 Republican Party of Minnesota 66 925,978 43.28 2.43 23 6 34.33 Independence Party of Minnesota 7 13,886 0.65 2.73 0 0.00 Green Party of Minnesota 1 5,431 0.25 0.64 0 0.00 Independent 1 5,428 0.25 0.13 0 0.00 Write-in N/A 5,280 0.25 0.08 0 0.00 Total 2,139,322 100.00 ±0.00 67 ±0 100.00 Invalid/blank votes 78,496 3.54 1.17 Turnout (out of 3,667,707 eligible voters) 2,217,818 60.47 4.42
See also Minnesota House of Representatives 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