| Election Name: | Minnesota Senate election, 2006 |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Minnesota Senate election, 2002 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | Minnesota Senate election, 2010 |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 34 |
| Leader1: | Dean Johnson (lost re-election) |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Leader Since1: | January 13, 2004 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 13th–Willmar |
| Seats Before1: | 38 |
| Seats1: | 44 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,183,319 |
| Percentage1: | 55.31% |
| Swing1: | 5.62 |
| Leader2: | Dick Day |
| Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
| Leader Since2: | July 9, 1997 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 26th–Owatonna |
| Last Election2: | 31 seats, 45.71% |
| Seats Before2: | 29 |
| Seats2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 925,978 |
| Percentage2: | 43.28% |
| Swing2: | 2.43 |
| Majority Leader | |
| Before Election: | Dean Johnson |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Larry Pogemiller |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
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.
| 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)[1] | 2,217,818 | 60.47 | 4.42 | ||||||