2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Country:Minnesota
Flag Year:1983
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2004 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2004
Next Election:2008 Minnesota House of Representatives election
Next Year:2008
Seats For Election:All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
Majority Seats:68
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Leader1:Margaret Anderson Kelliher
Party1:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Leader Since1:June 20, 2006
Leaders Seat1:60A–Minneapolis
Last Election1:66 seats, 51.20%
Seats1:85
Seat Change1:19
Popular Vote1:1,169,298
Percentage1:54.86%
Swing1:3.66
Leader2:Steve Sviggum
Party2:Republican Party of Minnesota
Leader Since2:April 17, 1992
Leaders Seat2:28B–Kenyon
Last Election2:68 seats, 46.79%
Seats2:49
Seat Change2:19
Popular Vote2:947,138
Percentage2:44.44%
Swing2:2.35
Speaker
Before Election:Steve Sviggum
Before Party:Republican Party of Minnesota
After Election:Margaret Anderson Kelliher
After Party:Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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
PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
%%
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party1321,169,29854.863.66851963.43
Republican Party of Minnesota131947,13844.442.35491936.57
Independence Party of Minnesota96,6480.310.7400.00
Green Party of Minnesota12,6710.130.1800.00
Independent15550.030.4300.00
Write-inN/A5,0480.240.0800.00
Total2,131,358100.00±0.00134±0100.00
Invalid/blank votes86,4603.901.20
Turnout (out of 3,667,707 eligible voters)[1] 2,217,81860.4718.30

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minnesota election statistics 1950-2014 . . August 13, 2016 .