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The 2006 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the
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of
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on November 7, 2006, to elect members to the
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of the
85th Minnesota Legislature The eighty-fifth Minnesota Legislature first convened on January 3, 2007. The 67 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 134 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were all elected during the General Election on November 7, 2006. Sess ...
. A primary election was held in several districts on September 12, 2006. The
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(DFL) won a majority of seats, defeating the
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, which had a majority since defeating the DFL in the 1998 election. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 2007.


Results


See also

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Minnesota Senate election, 2006 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. ...
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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2006 The 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Tim Pawlenty was endorsed by the state Republican convention on June 2, 2006, while the state Democratic–Farmer–Labor convention endorsed Mike Hatch on June ...
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Minnesota elections, 2006 The Minnesota State Elections were held on November 7, 2006, seats were up for election for both the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate as well as the race for Governor of Minnesota, Minnesota Attorney General, Minneso ...


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Color shaded map showing winning margin by district
(PDF) fro
2006 Election Maps
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Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...