The 2006 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 to elect the Minnesota attorney general for a four-year term. DFL incumbent Mike Hatch chose to run for governor instead of reelection. Lori Swanson of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won election to her first term.
Candidates
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Former deputy attorney general Lori Swanson won the DFL nomination.
State Senator Steve Kelley, House Minority Leader Matt Entenza, and former U.S. Representative Bill Luther all ran unsuccessfully for the DFL nomination.
Republican Party State Representative and Assistant Majority Leader Jeff Johnson won the Republican nomination.
Independence Party Attorney and former revenue commissioner John James was the Independence Party nominee.
Green Party Musician Papa John Kolstad was the Green Party nominee.
Results Candidate Party Votes # % Lori Swanson Democratic–Farmer–Labor1,131,47453.24 Jeff Johnson Republican865,46540.72John JamesIndependence86,0324.05 Papa John KolstadGreen31,0001.93 Write-in —1,2360.06 Total 100.00 Turnout2,217,81860.47 Eligible voters3,667,707 -
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