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.

Results

Summary of the November 7, 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % ∆pp No. ∆No. %
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 132 1,169,298 54.86 Increase3.66 85 Increase19 63.43
Republican Party of Minnesota 131 947,138 44.44 Decrease2.35 49 Decrease19 36.57
Independence Party of Minnesota 9 6,648 0.31 Decrease0.74 0 Steady 0.00
Green Party of Minnesota 1 2,671 0.13 Decrease0.18 0 Steady 0.00
Independent 1 555 0.03 Decrease0.43 0 Steady 0.00
Write-in N/A 5,048 0.24 Increase0.08 0 Steady 0.00
Total 2,131,358 100.00 ±0.00 134 ±0 100.00
Invalid/blank votes 86,460 3.90 Positive decrease1.20
Turnout (out of 3,667,707 eligible voters)[1] 2,217,818 60.47 Decrease18.30
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State,[2] Minnesota Legislative Reference Library[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014" (PDF). Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 13, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Results for all State Representatives". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

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