2006 Minnesota Attorney General election explained

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]

Candidates

Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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]

Republican Party

State representative and assistant majority leader Jeff Johnson won the Republican nomination.[7]

Independence Party

Attorney and former revenue commissioner John James was the Independence Party nominee.[8]

Green Party

Musician Papa John Kolstad was the Green Party nominee.[9]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes
%
Lori SwansonDemocratic–Farmer–Labor1,131,47453.24
Jeff JohnsonRepublican865,46540.72
John JamesIndependence86,0324.05
Papa John KolstadGreen31,0001.93
Write-in1,2360.06
Total100.00
Turnout2,217,81860.47
Eligible voters[10] 3,667,707-

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MPR: Campaign 2006: Governor: Mike Hatch. Radio. Minnesota Public. minnesota.publicradio.org. en. 2017-11-29.
  2. Web site: 2002 General Election Results. Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. 2017-11-29. 2017-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033850/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2002-general-election-results/. dead.
  3. News: Democrats win attorney general, secretary of state, auditor races. 2017-11-29.
  4. Web site: MPR: Campaign 2006: Attorney General: Steve Kelley. Radio. Minnesota Public. minnesota.publicradio.org. en. 2017-11-29.
  5. Web site: MPR: Campaign 2006: Attorney General: Matt Entenza. Radio. Minnesota Public. minnesota.publicradio.org. en. 2017-11-29.
  6. Web site: MPR: Campaign 2006: Attorney General: Bill Luther. Radio. Minnesota Public. minnesota.publicradio.org. en. 2017-11-29.
  7. Web site: 2004 Election Directory of the 2005-2006 Minnesota Legislature. 25 January 2005. Minnesota House of Representatives.
  8. Web site: MPR: Campaign 2006: Attorney General: John James. Radio. Minnesota Public. minnesota.publicradio.org. en. 2017-11-29.
  9. News: Papa John and the AG's office. Mulcahy. Mike. Capitol View. 2017-11-29. en-US.
  10. Web site: Minnesota Election Statistics, 1950–2016. Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035640/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/2804/minnesota-election-statistics-1950-to-2016.pdf. 2017-12-01. dead.