2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 36
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Patricia Pariseau (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Carolyn Sampson (D) by 14.3 points.
Patricia PariseauRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%20,522
Carolyn SampsonDemocrat
42.9%15,388
35,910 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