2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota's 6th District
U.S. House · Minnesota
Michele Bachmann (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Patty Wetterling (D) by 8.0 points.
Michele BachmannRepublican · winner
50.1%151,248
Patty WetterlingDemocrat
42.1%127,144
John Paul BinkowskiIndependent
7.8%23,557
302,188 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.
Patty WetterlingMichele Bachmann
$3.2M
Raised by the campaign
$2.6M
$3.2M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$11.1K
Cash on hand
$73.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: John Paul Binkowski $18.3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006