2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 40
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
John Doll (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Belanger (R) by 4.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John DollDemocrat · winner
52.2%15,897
Bill BelangerRepublican · incumbent
47.8%14,563
30,460 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