2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 3
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Tom Saxhaug (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Ted Lovdahl (R) by 30.3 points.
Tom SaxhaugDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%21,226
Ted LovdahlRepublican
34.8%11,351
32,577 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