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