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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 53B

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Carol McFarlane (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Berry (D) by 7.7 points.

Carol McFarlaneRepublican · winner
53.9%9,545
Jim BerryDemocrat
46.1%8,178
17,723 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+5.12000R+9.82002R+16.22004R+7.72006R+8.52008R+9.72010

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