2006Final results
2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 46
Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota
Linda Scheid (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Steve Arakawa (R) by 34.4 points.
Linda ScheidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%14,069
Steve ArakawaRepublican
32.8%6,861
20,930 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