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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 47B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Melissa Hortman (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Andrew Reinhardt (R) by 11.9 points.

Melissa HortmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%9,269
44.1%7,301
16,570 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+18.82000R+8.12002D+1.92004D+11.92006D+9.72008D+7.72010

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