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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 45

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Ann Rest (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Derek Brigham (R) by 28.7 points.

Ann RestDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%20,522
Derek BrighamRepublican
35.6%11,365
31,887 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

EvenR+24.61996R+7.32000D+19.32002D+28.72006D+17.32010D+31.12012

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