2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Minnesota House District 53A
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Paul Gardner (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Phil Krinkie (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paul GardnerDemocrat · winner
50.1%9,192
Phil KrinkieRepublican · incumbent
49.9%9,141
18,333 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