2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Minnesota House District 56B
Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota
Marsha Swails (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Karen Klinzing (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marsha SwailsDemocrat · winner
51.1%10,039
Karen KlinzingRepublican · incumbent
48.9%9,591
19,630 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