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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 46A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Michael Nelson (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Linda J. Etim (R) by 27.4 points.

Michael NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%6,007
Linda J. EtimRepublican
36.3%3,422
9,429 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

EvenD+0.42000D+11.12002D+24.72004D+27.42006D+32.52008D+17.42010

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