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2006Final results

2006 election for Minnesota Senate District 49

Minnesota State Senate · Minnesota

Debbie Johnson (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry Newton (D) by 4.4 points.

Debbie JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%16,923
Jerry NewtonDemocrat
47.8%15,487
32,410 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

EvenD+12.11996D+5.12000R+23.72002R+4.42006R+20.82010D+5.62012

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