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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 23

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Kathy Sheran (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Mark Piepho (R) by 15.0 points.

Kathy SheranDemocrat · winner
57.5%19,040
Mark PiephoRepublican
42.5%14,073
33,113 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+31.61996R+21.12000D+3.12002D+15.02006D+19.22010R+28.02012

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