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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 12

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Paul Koering (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Terry Sluss (D) by 12.2 points.

Paul KoeringRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%18,241
Terry SlussDemocrat
43.9%14,260
32,501 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+6.51996D+1.12000R+0.42002R+12.22006R+15.32010R+23.12012

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