2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Minnesota's 1st District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Timothy J. Walz (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Gilbert Gutknecht (R) by 5.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Timothy J. WalzDemocrat · winner
52.7%141,556
Gilbert GutknechtRepublican
47.1%126,486
268,421 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Timothy J. WalzGilbert Gutknecht
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$5.2K
Cash on hand
$1.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006