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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 49A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Chris Delaforest (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Zimmer (D) by 20.8 points.

Chris DelaforestRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%10,779
Joe ZimmerDemocrat
39.6%7,071
17,850 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+9.32000R+28.52002R+26.12004R+20.82006R+18.82008R+38.32010

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