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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota House District 8A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Bill Hilty (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Hafvenstein (R) by 36.8 points.

Bill HiltyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%10,677
Tim HafvensteinRepublican
31.6%4,935
15,612 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

EvenD+40.22000D+34.02002D+35.42004D+36.82006D+30.42008D+17.82010

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