2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Minnesota House District 27A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Robin Brown (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Matt Benda (R) by 1.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robin BrownDemocrat · winner
50.8%8,617
Matt BendaRepublican
49.2%8,332
16,949 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET