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2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2006 election for Minnesota House District 12B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Al Doty (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Greg Blaine (R) by 3.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Al DotyDemocrat · winner
51.7%8,615
Greg BlaineRepublican · incumbent
48.3%8,033
16,648 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+39.42000R+13.82002R+12.62004D+3.52006D+0.42008R+14.12010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET