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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 16B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Mark Olson (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Huhtala (D) by 16.3 points.

Mark OlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%10,484
Jim HuhtalaDemocrat
41.8%7,538
18,022 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

EvenR+24.52000R+16.22002R+23.42004R+16.32006R+27.62008R+40.82010

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