2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 4
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Mary Olson (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Carrie Ruud (R) by 4.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mary OlsonDemocrat · winner
52.1%18,119
Carrie RuudRepublican · incumbent
47.9%16,635
34,754 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