2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota's 2nd District
U.S. House · Minnesota
John Kline (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Coleen Rowley (D) by 16.2 points.
John KlineRepublican · winner
56.2%163,269
Coleen RowleyDemocrat
40.0%116,343
Douglas WilliamsIndependent
3.7%10,802
290,540 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.
Coleen RowleyJohn Kline
$692.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$690.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$2.3K
Cash on hand
$42.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006