2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota House District 35A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Michael Beard (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Douglas Zila (D) by 8.5 points.
Michael BeardRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%10,462
Douglas ZilaDemocrat
45.7%8,817
19,279 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