2006 Minnesota Attorney General election
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The 2006 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 to elect the Minnesota Attorney General for a four-year term. DFL incumbent Mike Hatch chose to run for governor instead of reelection.[1] Lori Swanson of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won election to her first term.[2]
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November 7, 2006
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Swanson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Johnson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% James: >90% Tie: 30–40% 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Former deputy attorney general Lori Swanson won the DFL nomination.[3]
State senator Steve Kelley, House Minority Leader Matt Entenza, and former U.S. Representative Bill Luther all ran unsuccessfully for the DFL nomination.[4][5][6]
Republican Party
State representative and assistant majority leader Jeff Johnson won the Republican nomination.[7]
Independence Party
Attorney and former revenue commissioner John James was the Independence Party nominee.[8]
Green Party
Musician Papa John Kolstad was the Green Party nominee.[9]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | ||
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| # | % | |||
| Lori Swanson | Democratic–Farmer–Labor | 1,131,474 | 53.24 | |
| Jeff Johnson | Republican | 865,465 | 40.72 | |
| John James | Independence | 86,032 | 4.05 | |
| Papa John Kolstad | Green | 31,000 | 1.93 | |
| Write-in | — | 1,236 | 0.06 | |
| Total | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | 2,217,818 | 60.47 | ||
| Eligible voters[10] | 3,667,707 | - | ||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State