| Election Name: | 2006 Minnesota Attorney General election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Minnesota Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Minnesota Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Lori Swanson (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Lori Swanson |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,131,474 |
| Percentage1: | 53.2% |
| Nominee2: | Jeff Johnson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 865,465 |
| Percentage2: | 40.7% |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Mike Hatch |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Lori Swanson |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Map Size: | 300px |
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.[1] Lori Swanson of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won election to her first term.[2]
Former deputy attorney general Lori Swanson won the DFL nomination.[3]
State senator Steve Kelley, House Minority Leader Matt Entenza, and former U.S. Representative Bill Luther all ran unsuccessfully for the DFL nomination.[4] [5] [6]
State representative and assistant majority leader Jeff Johnson won the Republican nomination.[7]
Attorney and former revenue commissioner John James was the Independence Party nominee.[8]
Musician Papa John Kolstad was the Green Party nominee.[9]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | |||||
| Lori Swanson | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 1,131,474 | 53.24 | ||
| Jeff Johnson | Republican | 865,465 | 40.72 | ||
| John James | Independence | 86,032 | 4.05 | ||
| Papa John Kolstad | Green | 31,000 | 1.93 | ||
| Write-in | — | 1,236 | 0.06 | ||
| Total | 100.00 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,217,818 | 60.47 | |||
| Eligible voters[10] | 3,667,707 | - | |||