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2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2006 election for Minnesota House District 56A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Julie Bunn (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Charron (R) by 1.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Julie BunnDemocrat · winner
50.7%9,214
Michael CharronRepublican · incumbent
49.3%8,970
18,184 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+15.12000R+4.02002R+5.82004D+1.32006D+5.62008R+4.92010

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