2006 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 2006
Amy Klobuchar DEM +20.1 · Class I seat · held 11/7/06
- Votes counted
- 2,202,772
- Margin
- 20.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/7/06
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Klobuchar Won | DEM | 1,278,849 | 58.06% | |
| Mark R. Kennedy | REP | 835,653 | 37.94% | |
| Robert Fitzgerald | IDP | 71,194 | 3.23% | |
| Michael James Cavlan | GRE | 10,714 | 0.49% | |
| Ben Powers | CON | 5,408 | 0.25% | |
| Write-in | — | 954 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2,202,772 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
Full Minnesota Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2006 Minnesota Senate race?
Amy Klobuchar (DEM) won with 58.1% of the vote, ahead of Mark R. Kennedy (37.9%), a margin of 20.1 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 2006?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2006 Minnesota Senate race?
2,202,772 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.