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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 42B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Erik Paulsen (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Rob Boyd (D) by 28.2 points.

Erik PaulsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%11,389
Rob BoydDemocrat
35.9%6,380
17,769 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+39.72000R+44.02002R+19.72004R+28.22006R+14.72008R+35.22010

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