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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 27

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Dan Sparks (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating George Marin (R) by 35.6 points.

Dan SparksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%21,739
George MarinRepublican
32.2%10,329
32,068 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+14.51996R+5.52000Even2002D+35.62006D+23.02010D+36.52012

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