2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota House District 36B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Pat Garofalo (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Paul Hardt (D) by 11.8 points.
Pat GarofaloRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.9%10,304
Paul HardtDemocrat
44.1%8,123
18,427 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