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Election 2006 Results

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2006 Minnesota governor election

Tim Pawlenty (Republican) beat Mike Hatch (Democrat) in Minnesota in 2006, 46.7% to 45.7%, a margin of 1.0 point and 21,108 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 2002, when Tim Pawlenty also won.

Republicans led in 55 of the 87 counties and Democrats in 32. The largest, Hennepin, cast 491,786 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.0 points. The closest was Yellow Medicine, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tim Pawlenty won Republican 1,028,568 46.7%
Mike Hatch Democratic 1,007,460 45.7%
Peter Hutchinson Independence 141,735 6.4%
All other candidates 25,174 1.1%
Total2,202,937

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 249,244 50.7% 199,867 40.6% 42,675 491,786 D+10.0
Ramsey 110,653 53.2% 75,171 36.2% 22,067 207,891 D+17.1
Dakota 67,939 40.7% 87,039 52.1% 11,946 166,924 R+11.4
Anoka 55,989 42.0% 68,422 51.3% 9,050 133,461 R+9.3
Washington 41,692 39.9% 53,879 51.6% 8,822 104,393 R+11.7
Saint Louis 58,037 64.6% 26,351 29.3% 5,423 89,811 D+35.3
Stearns 21,557 37.7% 31,964 55.9% 3,653 57,174 R+18.2
Olmsted 21,833 38.8% 30,874 54.8% 3,625 56,332 R+16.0
Wright 16,397 34.5% 28,065 59.1% 3,006 47,468 R+24.6
Scott 16,046 34.2% 28,001 59.6% 2,923 46,970 R+25.5
Carver 10,932 30.1% 23,082 63.6% 2,303 36,317 R+33.5
Sherburne 11,110 34.8% 18,944 59.4% 1,849 31,903 R+24.6
Crow Wing 11,651 42.3% 14,113 51.3% 1,763 27,527 R+8.9
Blue Earth 12,137 47.7% 11,231 44.1% 2,087 25,455 D+3.6
Otter Tail 9,679 38.6% 14,017 55.8% 1,410 25,106 R+17.3
Rice 11,681 47.8% 10,773 44.1% 1,965 24,419 D+3.7
Chisago 8,940 40.9% 11,437 52.3% 1,504 21,881 R+11.4
Goodhue 8,115 40.2% 10,541 52.2% 1,555 20,211 R+12.0
Winona 9,670 49.1% 8,430 42.8% 1,614 19,714 D+6.3
Clay 8,527 43.6% 10,065 51.5% 970 19,562 R+7.9
Itasca 10,976 56.5% 7,270 37.4% 1,176 19,422 D+19.1
Kandiyohi 7,555 42.1% 9,248 51.6% 1,135 17,938 R+9.4
Beltrami 8,603 50.9% 7,270 43.0% 1,041 16,914 D+7.9
Douglas 6,222 37.6% 9,233 55.8% 1,095 16,550 R+18.2
Mower 9,014 56.2% 6,028 37.6% 987 16,029 D+18.6
Steele 5,599 36.7% 8,576 56.3% 1,066 15,241 R+19.5
Freeborn 8,155 54.0% 5,980 39.6% 954 15,089 D+14.4
Isanti 5,859 39.9% 7,829 53.4% 984 14,672 R+13.4
McLeod 4,868 33.2% 8,580 58.5% 1,215 14,663 R+25.3
Nicollet 6,468 45.0% 6,725 46.8% 1,192 14,385 R+1.8
Benton 5,625 39.5% 7,712 54.1% 906 14,243 R+14.7
Carlton 8,721 61.5% 4,561 32.2% 895 14,177 D+29.3
Morrison 5,577 40.5% 7,302 53.1% 875 13,754 R+12.5
Becker 5,588 41.9% 6,959 52.1% 798 13,345 R+10.3
Cass 5,231 41.8% 6,483 51.8% 799 12,513 R+10.0
Polk 5,776 47.9% 5,678 47.1% 598 12,052 D+0.8
Brown 4,357 37.5% 6,350 54.6% 925 11,632 R+17.1
Le Sueur 4,752 41.4% 5,874 51.1% 863 11,489 R+9.8
Pine 5,531 49.4% 4,894 43.7% 766 11,191 D+5.7
Meeker 3,976 38.1% 5,576 53.4% 888 10,440 R+15.3
Mille Lacs 4,508 43.6% 5,180 50.1% 649 10,337 R+6.5
Todd 4,183 41.0% 5,357 52.5% 671 10,211 R+11.5
Hubbard 4,371 44.4% 4,834 49.1% 650 9,855 R+4.7
Lyon 3,673 38.8% 5,243 55.4% 554 9,470 R+16.6
Wabasha 3,979 42.3% 4,797 51.0% 631 9,407 R+8.7
Fillmore 4,475 48.1% 4,245 45.6% 593 9,313 D+2.5
Martin 3,386 37.6% 5,047 56.1% 564 8,997 R+18.5
Houston 4,009 44.9% 4,379 49.0% 543 8,931 R+4.1
Waseca 3,070 37.9% 4,207 51.9% 831 8,108 R+14.0
Aitkin 3,992 49.3% 3,473 42.9% 639 8,104 D+6.4
Dodge 2,925 38.3% 4,182 54.8% 530 7,637 R+16.5
Nobles 3,475 46.1% 3,692 48.9% 379 7,546 R+2.9
Faribault 3,117 43.2% 3,558 49.3% 548 7,223 R+6.1
Renville 2,843 42.0% 3,337 49.3% 583 6,763 R+7.3
Redwood 2,334 35.7% 3,725 56.9% 486 6,545 R+21.3
Kanabec 2,842 43.4% 3,190 48.7% 512 6,544 R+5.3
Roseau 2,469 38.8% 3,573 56.2% 320 6,362 R+17.4
Sibley 2,290 36.0% 3,549 55.9% 514 6,353 R+19.8
Lake 3,632 60.7% 1,901 31.8% 450 5,983 D+28.9
Pope 2,698 45.9% 2,762 46.9% 423 5,883 R+1.1
Wadena 2,378 40.5% 3,130 53.3% 365 5,873 R+12.8
Koochiching 3,309 58.6% 1,989 35.2% 351 5,649 D+23.4
Chippewa 2,787 50.6% 2,378 43.2% 338 5,503 D+7.4
Cottonwood 2,320 43.3% 2,700 50.4% 335 5,355 R+7.1
Pennington 2,501 48.4% 2,320 44.9% 350 5,171 D+3.5
Jackson 2,312 46.4% 2,374 47.6% 301 4,987 R+1.2
Yellow Medicine 2,258 46.5% 2,259 46.6% 334 4,851 level
Stevens 2,115 44.1% 2,375 49.5% 307 4,797 R+5.4
Swift 2,373 50.4% 2,030 43.1% 304 4,707 D+7.3
Watonwan 2,026 44.3% 2,197 48.0% 350 4,573 R+3.7
Marshall 2,096 47.6% 2,060 46.8% 244 4,400 D+0.8
Murray 2,018 47.0% 2,084 48.5% 193 4,295 R+1.5
Rock 1,585 38.1% 2,318 55.7% 255 4,158 R+17.6
Pipestone 1,629 39.3% 2,329 56.2% 186 4,144 R+16.9
Lac Qui Parle 1,905 48.8% 1,748 44.8% 248 3,901 D+4.0
Clearwater 1,795 47.7% 1,718 45.7% 247 3,760 D+2.0
Grant 1,497 47.4% 1,460 46.3% 198 3,155 D+1.2
Cook 1,519 52.8% 1,051 36.5% 307 2,877 D+16.3
Norman 1,577 55.0% 1,124 39.2% 164 2,865 D+15.8
Wilkin 1,037 36.9% 1,603 57.1% 167 2,807 R+20.2
Big Stone 1,353 49.9% 1,190 43.9% 170 2,713 D+6.0
Lincoln 1,287 47.9% 1,234 45.9% 166 2,687 D+2.0
Mahnomen 1,231 55.3% 852 38.3% 142 2,225 D+17.0
Kittson 1,229 56.4% 846 38.8% 103 2,178 D+17.6
Lake of the Woods 847 44.0% 953 49.5% 124 1,924 R+5.5
Red Lake 1,007 53.1% 769 40.6% 119 1,895 D+12.6
Traverse 916 49.0% 852 45.5% 103 1,871 D+3.4

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Walz (D) D+7.7
2018 Tim Walz (D) D+11.4
2014 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.6
2010 Mark Dayton (D) D+0.4
2006 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+1.0
2002 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+7.9
1998 Jesse Ventura (other)
1994 Arne Carlson (R) R+29.2
1990 Arne Carlson (R) R+3.3
1986 Rudy Perpich (D) D+13.0
1982 Rudy Perpich (D) D+18.6
1978 Albert H. Quie (R) R+7.0
1974 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+33.4
1970 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+8.5
1966 Harold Levander (R) R+5.6
1962 Karl F. Rolvaag (D) level
1960 Elmer L. Andersen (R) R+1.5
1958 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+14.4
1956 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+3.2
1954 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+5.9
1952 C. Elmer Anderson (R) R+11.3
1950 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+22.5
1948 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+8.1
1946 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+19.3
1944 Edward John Thye (R) R+23.8
1942 Harold Stassen (R) R+42.1
1940 Harold Stassen (R) R+40.9
1938 Harold Stassen (R) R+54.1
1936 Elmer Austin Benson (other)
1934 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1932 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1930 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1928 Theodore Christianson (R) R+33.6
1926 Theodore Christianson (R) R+51.1
1924 Theodore Christianson (R) R+42.8
1922 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+33.5
1920 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+42.7
1918 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+24.3
1916 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+39.1
1914 Winfield Scott Hammond (D) D+3.7
1912 Adolph Olson Eberhart (R) R+9.4
1910 Adolph O. Eberhart (R) R+20.5
1908 John Albert Johnson (D) D+8.0
1906 John A. Johnson (D) D+26.2
1904 John A. Johnson (D) D+2.6
1902 Samuel R. Van Sant (R) R+20.9
1900 Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (R) R+0.7
1898 John Lind (D) D+8.0
1896 David M. Clough (R) R+1.1
1894 Knute Nelson (R) R+31.9
1892 Knute Nelson (R) R+5.7
1890 William R. Merriam (R) R+0.9
1888 William R. Merriam (R) R+9.2
1886 Andrew R. McGill (R) R+1.1
1883 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+10.5
1881 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+26.4
1879 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.7
1877 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+17.9
1875 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.1
1873 Cushman K. Davis (R) R+7.1
1871 Horace Austin (R) R+21.2
1869 Horace Austin (R) R+3.7
1867 William R. Marshall (R) R+8.2
1865 William R. Marshall (R) R+11.2